VulnerabilityPublished 28 Nov 2025

CVE-2025-58294: Huawei HarmonyOS · Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Affects Huawei HarmonyOSSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.2 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 15:59 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

6.2Medium

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

EPSS: 0.09% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 0% 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:N/A:N

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

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: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 28 Nov 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 26 Oct 2026.

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 or the CVSS exploit maturity 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 =5.1.0 =5.0.1 =6.0.0	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Monitor Huawei’s official security advisories closely and apply patches or updates promptly once available to address this vulnerability.
Restrict local access to devices running HarmonyOS, especially those with printing capabilities, by enforcing strict physical security controls and network segmentation to limit exposure.
Implement access control policies that limit which users and processes can interact with the print module or related services.
Employ endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to monitor for unusual local activity or unauthorized access attempts targeting print services.
Conduct regular security audits and penetration tests focusing on local privilege escalation and access control weaknesses in HarmonyOS devices.
Educate employees about the risks of local device access and enforce policies to prevent unauthorized physical or network access to critical devices.
Consider alternative printing solutions or devices if patching is delayed, especially in high-risk environments.
Maintain comprehensive logging of print service activities to facilitate forensic investigations if a breach is suspected.

Description

CVE-2025-58294 is a medium severity permission control vulnerability in Huawei HarmonyOS print module affecting versions 5.0.1, 5.1.0, and 6.0.0. The flaw allows unauthorized local attackers to access confidential service data without requiring authentication or user interaction. Exploitation impacts confidentiality but does not affect integrity or availability. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild.

Impact

For European organizations, the confidentiality breach risk posed by this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive documents or print job data, potentially exposing intellectual property, personal data, or confidential business information. Sectors such as government, finance, healthcare, and critical infrastructure that use Huawei HarmonyOS devices for printing or document management are particularly at risk. The local attack vector implies that attackers need physical or local network access, which could be feasible in shared office environments or through compromised internal systems. Although the vulnerability does not affect system integrity or availability, the confidentiality impact alone could result in regulatory non-compliance under GDPR and damage organizational reputation. The absence of known exploits currently reduces immediate risk, but the medium severity score indicates that organizations should proactively address the issue to prevent future exploitation. The broad affected versions mean many deployed devices could be vulnerable, increasing the potential attack surface within European enterprises that utilize Huawei hardware and HarmonyOS.

CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (opens in a new tab)
CategoryOWASP Top 10 A01:2021: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and other security features that are used to perform access control.
MITRE does not allow mapping vulnerabilities to this entry; it groups weaknesses rather than naming one.

References

consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2025/11/ (opens in a new tab)

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 5 Dec 2025, 04:29 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-264

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