Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-52376

High

Published: 18 February 2024

Published
18 February 2024
Modified
13 March 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0011 28.9th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-52376 is a high-severity Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer (CWE-212) vulnerability in Huawei Harmonyos. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, ranked at the 28.9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Information management vulnerability in the Gallery module.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

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

Affected Assets

huawei
emui
12.0.0, 13.0.0
huawei
harmonyos
2.0.0, 2.1.0, 3.0.0, 3.1.0, 4.0.0

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-212

Eradication of spilled information from contaminated systems mitigates the effects of improper removal of sensitive data before storage or transfer.

addresses: CWE-212

The control requires verified removal of sensitive data before media is made available at a reduced classification level, directly addressing improper removal prior to storage or transfer.

addresses: CWE-212

Explicit procedures to delete inaccurate or outdated PII directly mitigate improper removal of sensitive information before storage or transfer.

addresses: CWE-212

Retention policies enforce removal or sanitization of sensitive data before storage or transfer per regulatory requirements.

addresses: CWE-212

The explicit requirement to delete inaccurate/outdated PII implements proper removal of sensitive information before further storage or transfer.

addresses: CWE-212

The control implements proper removal of sensitive information before storage or transfer of datasets.

addresses: CWE-212

The generate-on-demand-and-delete requirement enforces removal of sensitive information before storage or transfer, preventing improper retention.

addresses: CWE-212

Requires explicit removal of sensitive information prior to component transfer or disposal, reducing exposure from retained data.

References