CVE-2025-54620: Huawei HarmonyOS · Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Affects Huawei HarmonyOSSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- 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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation 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.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Huawei HarmonyOS | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
1. Restrict local access to devices running affected HarmonyOS versions by enforcing strict physical and network access controls to prevent unauthorized users from reaching the ability module. 2. Monitor and audit device logs for unusual behavior or crashes related to the ability module to detect potential exploitation attempts early. 3. Implement network segmentation to isolate Huawei devices from critical infrastructure to limit the impact of any denial of service. 4. Apply principle of least privilege to users and processes interacting with the ability module to reduce the risk of exploitation. 5. Engage with Huawei support channels to obtain patches or updates as soon as they become available and plan timely deployment. 6. Consider deploying endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions capable of identifying anomalous deserialization activities or crashes. 7. For critical environments, evaluate the feasibility of temporarily disabling or restricting functionality of the ability module if possible, until patches are applied.
Description
Deserialization vulnerability of untrusted data in the ability module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.