Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-1696

High

Published: 20 May 2023

Published
20 May 2023
Modified
21 January 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0019 40.8th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-1696 is a high-severity Observable Discrepancy (CWE-203) vulnerability in Huawei Harmonyos. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, ranked at the 40.8th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

The multimedia video module has a vulnerability in data processing.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

huawei
emui
11.0.1, 12.0.0, 12.0.1, 13.0.0
huawei
harmonyos
2.0, 2.0.1, 2.1, 3.0.0, 3.1.0

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-203

Misdirection can normalize or falsify responses to eliminate observable discrepancies that aid reconnaissance.

addresses: CWE-203

Observable discrepancies in system behavior can be modulated to create covert storage or timing channels; the required analysis detects and constrains such avenues.

addresses: CWE-203

Prevents attackers from using observable differences in error responses to infer internal system details or state.

References