Vulnerability of package name verification being bypassed in the HwIms module.

published 2024-04-08 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-57163

cvss: 9.1; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 18%
public exploits: 0; none known

Vulnerability of package name verification being bypassed in the HwIms module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will affect availability.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-04-10)

Exploit prediction

0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 18% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	9.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CNA	3.1	9.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Huawei HarmonyOS
Huawei EMUI

Classification

Weakness

CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
CWE-347 Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

References

consumer.huawei.com /en/support/bulletin/2024/3/
vendor-advisory
device.harmonyos.com /en/docs/security/update/security-bulletins-202403-0000001667644725
broken-link, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-52538
NVD CVE-2023-52538

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Summary