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EmuiOperating system · Huawei

CVE-2023-34160

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-06-19
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
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.

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 confidence

This is a spoofing vulnerability in Huawei Desktop's trustlist mechanism. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to hide third-party application icons on the desktop, making those applications difficult to locate and uninstall. The CVSS 5.3 score indicates moderate severity with no authentication required.

MitigationApply vendor-supplied security patches for Huawei Desktop. Users should ensure their desktop software is updated to the latest version provided by Huawei.

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
EmuiOperating system
Affected:= 12.0.0= 13.0.0

CVSS 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
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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 checks

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  1. Check installed Emui version
    Verify the Huawei Emui version by accessing system settings (Settings > About Phone > Version) or using system information commands. Look for version 12.0.0 or 13.0.0 specifically.
    Affected if The installed Emui version equals 12.0.0 or 13.0.0 exactly
  2. Confirm Huawei Desktop presence
    Check if Huawei Desktop application is installed on the system. This may be visible in the application list, installed programs, or system information panels.
    Affected if Huawei Desktop is installed and running on an affected Emui version
  3. Inspect trustlist configuration
    Locate and examine the trustlist configuration file or registry entries related to Huawei Desktop. This is typically found in the desktop settings, security settings, or application management sections where trusted applications are defined.
    Affected if Trustlist mechanism is configured and can be modified or inspected in the desktop settings

A user is affected if they are running Huawei Emui version 12.0.0 or 13.0.0 with Huawei Desktop installed, as these specific versions contain the vulnerable trustlist mechanism.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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.

From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor-supplied security patches for Huawei Desktop. Users should ensure their desktop software is updated to the latest version provided by Huawei.

Fix this in Emui Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
20.0 hours of engineering $3,500
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