CVE-2023-23429
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedSome Honor products are affected by incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability, successful exploitation could cause device service exceptions.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThis is a privilege assignment vulnerability in Honor devices where incorrect permission configurations allow unauthorized access to privileged operations, potentially causing service exceptions. The specific attack vector and affected code components are not detailed in available documentation.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 7.0.0.193CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Honor Magicos installationLocate the Honor Magicos system or firmware on the device. This may be visible in system settings, device information, or by checking the firmware version string on the device.Affected if The device runs Honor Magicos software/firmware.
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Determine installed Magicos versionAccess the device system settings, about phone section, or check the firmware build information to find the exact version number of Honor Magicos installed.Affected if The installed version cannot be determined or is not visible in standard system information.
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Compare version against affected rangeTake the discovered version number and compare it numerically to 7.0.0.193. Any version lower than 7.0.0.193 falls within the affected range.Affected if The installed version is below 7.0.0.193 (for example, 7.0.0.192, 6.5.0.100, etc.).
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Inspect permission configurationsReview the device permission settings, particularly those related to privileged operations or system services. Check for any custom or third-party permission configurations that may allow unauthorized access.Affected if Non-standard or overly permissive configurations exist that grant broader access than intended.
A user is affected if their Honor Magicos version is below 7.0.0.193 and the device exhibits unexpected permission behavior or unauthorized access to privileged functions.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped7.0.0.193
Apply Honor firmware updates as they become available for affected products; if no update exists, monitor vendor security advisories and consider compensating controls such as network segmentation.
Magicos 7.0.0.193 or later
- Identify the specific Honor device running Magicos
- Check current Magicos version on the device
- Upgrade Magicos to version 7.0.0.193 or later through device settings or official Honor/Huawei update mechanism
- Verify the upgrade was successful by confirming the new version in device settings
- Restart the device if required to complete the update
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-23429 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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