CVE-2025-54611VulnerabilityPublished 6 Aug 2025

CVE-2025-54611: Huawei HarmonyOS · Business Logic Errors

Affects Huawei HarmonyOSSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.3 High.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

7.3High

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 1% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector: Local
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Local: The vulnerable component is not bound to the network stack and the attacker’s path is via read/write/execute capabilities. Either: the attacker exploits the vulnerability by accessing the target system locally (e.g., keyboard, console), or remotely (e.g., SSH); or the attacker relies on User Interaction by another person to perform actions required to exploit the vulnerability (e.g., tricking a legitimate user into opening a malicious document).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: High: There is total loss of confidentiality, resulting in all resources within the impacted component being divulged to the attacker. Alternatively, access to only some restricted information is obtained, but the disclosed information presents a direct, serious impact.
Integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact on the impacted component.
Availability: Low: Performance is reduced or there are interruptions in resource availability. Even if repeated exploitation of the vulnerability is possible, the attacker does not have the ability to completely deny service to legitimate users. The resources in the impacted component are either partially available all of the time, or fully available only some of the time, but overall there is no direct, serious consequence to the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 6 Aug 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Huawei HarmonyOS	Affected =4.3.1 =4.3.0 =4.2.0 =4.0.0 =3.1.0 =3.0.0 =2.1.0 =2.0.0	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

1. Immediate mitigation should focus on restricting local access to Huawei devices running affected HarmonyOS versions. Organizations should enforce strict device usage policies, including limiting physical access and preventing installation of untrusted applications. 2. Monitor device behavior for unusual access patterns to the Gallery app or unauthorized resource reads, leveraging endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools tailored for mobile or IoT devices. 3. Engage with Huawei for official patches or updates addressing CVE-2025-54611 and prioritize timely deployment once available. 4. Implement application whitelisting and privilege restrictions on devices to minimize the risk of malicious apps exploiting the vulnerability. 5. Educate users about the risks of installing unverified apps and the importance of device security hygiene. 6. For sensitive environments, consider network segmentation and mobile device management (MDM) solutions that can enforce security policies and remotely wipe or quarantine compromised devices. 7. Conduct regular security assessments of mobile and IoT device fleets to identify vulnerable versions and plan upgrades or replacements accordingly.

Description

EXTRA_REFERRER resource read vulnerability in the Gallery module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.

Impact

For European organizations, the impact of CVE-2025-54611 depends largely on the deployment of Huawei devices running affected versions of HarmonyOS within their environment. Enterprises using Huawei smartphones, tablets, or IoT devices with the vulnerable Gallery module risk exposure of sensitive images or data stored on these devices. Confidentiality breaches could lead to leakage of proprietary or personal information, undermining privacy and compliance with regulations such as GDPR. The vulnerability's local access requirement limits remote exploitation but does not eliminate risk from insider threats, compromised endpoints, or malicious applications installed on devices. In sectors where Huawei devices are prevalent, such as telecommunications, manufacturing, or public services, this vulnerability could be leveraged to gather intelligence or conduct targeted espionage. The limited impact on integrity and availability reduces the risk of system disruption but does not diminish the potential damage from confidentiality loss. Overall, the vulnerability poses a significant risk to data privacy and could facilitate further attacks if combined with other vulnerabilities or social engineering techniques.

CWE-840Business Logic Errors (opens in a new tab)
CategoryOWASP Top 10 A04:2021: Insecure Design (opens in a new tab)
Weaknesses in this category identify some of the underlying problems that commonly allow attackers to manipulate the business logic of an application. Errors in business logic can be devastating to an entire application. They can be difficult to find automatically, since they typically involve legitimate use of the application's functionality. However, many business logic errors can exhibit patterns that are similar to well-understood implementation and design weaknesses.
MITRE does not allow mapping vulnerabilities to this entry; it groups weaknesses rather than naming one.

References

consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2025/8/ (opens in a new tab)

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 6 Aug 2025, 02:18 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-840

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