Huawei EMUI/Magic UI MediaPlaybackController permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Huawei EMUI and Magic UI. This affects an unknown part of the component MediaPlaybackController Module. The manipulation results in permission. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2023-31226. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Huawei EMUI and Magic UI (version unknown). Affected is an unknown function of the component MediaPlaybackController Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-275. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The SDK for the MediaPlaybackController module has improper permission verification. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect confidentiality.

The weakness was shared 05/26/2023. The advisory is available at consumer.huawei.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-31226 since 04/26/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/24/2025). This vulnerability is assigned to T1222 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-35541). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/26/2023 🔍
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05/26/2023 +0 days 🔍
12/24/2025 +943 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: consumer.huawei.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-31226 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-31226
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-230034
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/26/2023 19:42
Updated: 12/24/2025 16:22
Changes: 05/26/2023 19:42 (37), 01/16/2025 02:12 (36), 12/24/2025 16:22 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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