CVE-2023-49248

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Published Dec 6, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Vulnerability of unauthorized file access in the Settings app. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause unauthorized file access.

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	—
`2.0.0`	affected	—

Huawei

EMUI

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`13.0.0`	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:13.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:2.0.0:::::::*
	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

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-53251	Vulnerability of unauthorized file access in the Settings app. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause unauthorized file access.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.168% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2023/12/
https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/security/update/security-bulletins-202312-0000001758430245

History

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Subscriptions

Huawei Emui Harmonyos

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 9:53 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: huawei
Published: Dec 6, 2023, 8:34 AM
Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 9:53 PM
Reserved: Nov 24, 2023, 7:33 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:35 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 6, 2023, 9:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:35 AM

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