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CVE-2023-51431: Some Honor products are affected by incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability, successful exploitation cou

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Routine
HIGH 7.0UPGRADE

CVE-2023-51431 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.0) affecting phoneservice. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Some Honor products are affected by incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability, successful exploitation could cause device service exceptions.

Why this priority

  • High severity

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score7.0 (High)
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityHigh
Privileges neededLow
User interactionNone
EPSS exploit chance0.1% (top 96%)
CISA exploited listNo
Published2023-12-29
Last modified2026-06-17
Publisher (CNA): Honor Device Co., Ltd. · Vendor: hihonor

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Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

hihonor phoneservice UPGRADE
Affected: < 11.0.0.243
Fixed in: 11.0.0.243
Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release
Check your OS release
cat /etc/os-release; uname -r
Debian / Ubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade
RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora
sudo dnf upgrade --refresh
Windows
Install the latest cumulative update from Windows Update
If no patch exists yet
OS downgrades are not safe. Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory and restrict exposure.
Verify at the official source NVD · CVE Program · Report a problem with this page
Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2023-51431?

phoneservice: upgrade to 11.0.0.243. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2023-51431 being exploited?

CVE-2023-51431 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2023-51431 affect?

CVE-2023-51431 affects phoneservice. Severity is high (CVSS 7.0). Some Honor products are affected by incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability, successful exploitation could cause device service exceptions.

How urgent is CVE-2023-51431?

Priority 25/100. High severity

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