VDB-231959 · CVE-2023-34167 · EUVD-2023-38267

Huawei EMUI/Magic UI Icon access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei EMUI and Magic UI. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Icon Handler. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-34167. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Huawei EMUI and Magic UI (version unknown). This issue affects an unknown function of the component Icon Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Vulnerability of spoofing trustlists of Huawei desktop.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can cause third-party apps to hide app icons on the desktop to prevent them from being uninstalled.

The weakness was shared 06/20/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at consumer.huawei.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-34167 since 05/29/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/07/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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-2023-38267). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Huawei

Name

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.huawei.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.3
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/29/2023 🔍
06/20/2023 +22 days 🔍
06/20/2023 +0 days 🔍
01/07/2026 +932 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: consumer.huawei.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-34167 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-34167
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-231959
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2023 07:43
Updated: 01/07/2026 06:14
Changes: 06/20/2023 07:43 (37), 07/15/2023 17:03 (11), 12/12/2024 03:28 (27), 01/07/2026 06:14 (1)
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