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CVE-2025-66326: Huawei HarmonyOS · Use After Free

Affects Huawei HarmonyOSSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.7 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:55 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.7Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.06% 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:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Dec 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Huaweihuawei/harmonyospkg:rpm/huawei/harmonyosOther threatsAffected
  • =6.0.0
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

  1. Restrict and monitor privileged local access to HarmonyOS devices, ensuring only trusted administrators have high-level permissions.
  2. Implement strict endpoint security controls to detect and prevent unauthorized local access or privilege escalation attempts.
  3. Monitor system logs and audio module behavior for anomalies that may indicate exploitation attempts or instability.
  4. Employ application whitelisting and integrity verification to prevent unauthorized code execution on affected devices.
  5. Prepare for rapid deployment of official patches from Huawei once released by establishing update management processes.
  6. Segment networks to isolate critical HarmonyOS devices, reducing the risk of lateral movement if a device is compromised.
  7. Conduct regular security audits and penetration testing focusing on local privilege escalation vectors.
  8. Educate staff about the risks of granting high privileges and the importance of device security hygiene.
  9. Collaborate with Huawei and security communities to stay informed on vulnerability developments and mitigation strategies.
  10. Consider alternative devices or OS platforms for critical applications if timely patching is not feasible.

Description

Race condition vulnerability in the audio module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.

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