Is CVE-2023-52538 being actively exploited?

CVE-2023-52538 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52538?

CVE-2023-52538 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.1 (CRITICAL).

CVE-2023-52538

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.1EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

Vulnerability of package name verification being bypassed in the HwIms module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will affect availability.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.1 (v3.1)
Severity: CRITICAL
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-347
EPSS score: 0.3% (18th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2023-57163)
Published: April 8, 2024
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2023-57163 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on March 25, 2025.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

huawei / emui
huawei / emui
huawei / harmonyos
huawei / harmonyos
huawei / harmonyos
huawei / harmonyos
huawei / harmonyos

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

HarmonyOS 3.0 on Huawei MatePad Pro - Huawei Device Co., Ltd. - Common Criteria NSCIB-CC-23-0531255-CR - active

References

https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2024/3/(Vendor Advisory)
https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/security/update/security-bulletins-202403-0000001667644725(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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