Vulnerability of unauthorized file access in the Settings app.

published 2023-12-06 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-53251

cvss: 5.5; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 6%
public exploits: 0; none known

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

Exploit prediction

0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

Huawei HarmonyOS
Huawei EMUI

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

consumer.huawei.com /en/support/bulletin/2023/12/
vendor-advisory
device.harmonyos.com /en/docs/security/update/security-bulletins-202312-0000001758430245
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-49248
NVD CVE-2023-49248

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Summary