CVE-2025-68960: Huawei HarmonyOS · Race Condition
Affects Huawei HarmonyOSSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.4 High.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- 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:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 14 Jan 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|
| HuaweiHarmonyOS | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Huaweihuawei/harmonyospkg:deb/huawei/harmonyosOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
1. Monitor Huawei's official channels for security patches addressing CVE-2025-68960 and apply updates promptly once available. 2. Restrict local access to devices running affected HarmonyOS versions by enforcing strict physical and network access controls to minimize the risk of local exploitation. 3. Employ application whitelisting and endpoint protection solutions to detect and prevent unauthorized local code execution. 4. For organizations developing or customizing HarmonyOS-based solutions, conduct thorough code reviews focusing on concurrency control and synchronization in multimedia modules. 5. Implement runtime monitoring to detect abnormal behavior or crashes in the video framework that may indicate exploitation attempts. 6. Educate users and administrators about the risks of local attacks and the importance of device security hygiene. 7. Consider network segmentation to isolate critical HarmonyOS devices from less secure network zones to reduce attack surface. 8. Maintain comprehensive logging and incident response plans to quickly identify and mitigate exploitation attempts.
Description
Multi-thread race condition vulnerability in the video framework module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.