NULL pointer dereference in Huawei HarmonyOS
Priority LOW 16CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
Vulnerability of null references in the motor module.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0017 6th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huawei | HarmonyOS | 4.0.0; 3.1.0; 3.0.0; 2.1.0; 2.0.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Huawei | EMUI | 13.0.0; 12.0.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- HarmonyOS VendorHuawei Affected 4.0.0; 3.1.0; 3.0.0; 2.1.0; 2.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- EMUI VendorHuawei Affected 13.0.0; 12.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.0.0 | Vulnerable | Huawei |
| cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.0.0 | Vulnerable | Huawei |
| cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 | Vulnerable | Huawei |
| cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.0 | Vulnerable | Huawei |
| cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.0 | Vulnerable | Huawei |
| cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.0 | Vulnerable | Huawei |
| cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.0 | Vulnerable | Huawei |
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0.0 Vulnerable ·Huawei
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.0.0 Vulnerable ·Huawei
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Huawei
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.0 Vulnerable ·Huawei
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·Huawei
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 Vulnerable ·Huawei
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·Huawei
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-52371
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pgqc-xw7p-gm9j
References
More Huawei Emui vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-17252 Vulnerability of writing data to an arbitrary address in the HW_KEYMASTER module. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-21903 Deserialization of untrusted data in Huawei HarmonyOS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-21900 Deserialization of untrusted data in Huawei HarmonyOS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-21899 Deserialization of untrusted data in Huawei HarmonyOS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-19984 Out-of-bounds read in Huawei HarmonyOS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-19982 Out-of-bounds write in Huawei HarmonyOS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-52371 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-52371 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pgqc-xw7p-gm9j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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