CVE-2023-22436
The kernel subsystem function check_permission_for_set_tokenid has an UAF vulnerability.
The kernel subsystem function check_permission_for_set_tokenid within OpenHarmony-v3.1.5 and prior versions has an
UAF vulnerability which local attackers can exploit this vulnerability to escalate the privilege to root.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
The kernel subsystem function check_permission_for_set_tokenid has an UAF vulnerability.
The kernel subsystem function check_permission_for_set_tokenid within OpenHarmony-v3.1.5 and prior versions has an
UAF vulnerability which local attackers can exploit this vulnerability to escalate the privilege to root.
- Record
CVE-2023-22436- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-26598
The kernel subsystem function check_permission_for_set_tokenid within OpenHarmony-v3.1.5 and prior versions has an
UAF vulnerability which local attackers can exploit this vulnerability to escalate the privilege to root.
- Record
EUVD-2023-26598- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6vw3-qjc8-x8j8
The kernel subsystem function check_permission_for_set_tokenid within OpenHarmony-v3.1.5 and...
The kernel subsystem function check_permission_for_set_tokenid within OpenHarmony-v3.1.5 and prior versions has an UAF vulnerability which local attackers can exploit this vulnerability to escalate the privilege to root.
- Record
GHSA-6vw3-qjc8-x8j8- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-190, CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The kernel subsystem function check_permission_for_set_tokenid within OpenHarmony-v3.1.5 and prior versions has an
UAF vulnerability which local attackers can exploit this vulnerability to escalate the privilege to root.
- Record
CVE-2023-22436- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-190, CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-22436 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Openatom Openharmony, published March 10, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.18%, the 7th percentile. No source names a fixed version.