CVE-2023-46764

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Published Nov 8, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Unauthorized startup vulnerability of background apps. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause background apps to start maliciously.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Huawei

HarmonyOS

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`4.0.0`	affected	—
`3.1.0`	affected	—
`3.0.0`	affected	—
`2.1.0`	affected	—
`2.0.1`	affected	—
`2.0.0`	affected	—

Huawei

EMUI

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`13.0.0`	affected	—
`12.0.1`	affected	—
`12.0.0`	affected	—
`11.0.1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:11.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:12.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:12.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:13.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:2.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:2.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:2.1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:3.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:3.1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:4.0.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-50931	Unauthorized startup vulnerability of background apps. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause background apps to start maliciously.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.406% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2023/11/
https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/security/update/security-bulletins-202311-0000001729189597

History

Sep 4, 2024 4:00 PM Weaknesses updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-15

Subscriptions

Huawei Emui Harmonyos

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 4, 2024, 2:50 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: huawei
Published: Nov 8, 2023, 10:10 AM
Updated: Sep 4, 2024, 2:50 PM
Reserved: Oct 26, 2023, 11:32 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:53 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:53 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:31 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 8, 2023, 10:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:31 AM

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