CVE-2026-41960: CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Huawei HarmonyOS
Permission control vulnerability in calls. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Huawei HarmonyOS arises from insufficient permission controls in call handling, leading to potential unauthorized exposure of sensitive information (CWE-200). The CVSS vector indicates network attack vector, high attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, scope changed, and low impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Affected versions include 4.0.0, 4.2.0, 4.3.0, and 4.3.1. No vendor advisory or patch is currently available, and no known exploitation has been reported.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information and may affect system availability to a limited extent. The medium CVSS score reflects moderate risk but does not indicate critical or high impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should apply standard security best practices and limit exposure of affected systems. Monitor Huawei's official channels for updates on patches or mitigations.
CVE-2026-41960: CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Huawei HarmonyOS
Description
Permission control vulnerability in calls. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Huawei HarmonyOS arises from insufficient permission controls in call handling, leading to potential unauthorized exposure of sensitive information (CWE-200). The CVSS vector indicates network attack vector, high attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, scope changed, and low impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Affected versions include 4.0.0, 4.2.0, 4.3.0, and 4.3.1. No vendor advisory or patch is currently available, and no known exploitation has been reported.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information and may affect system availability to a limited extent. The medium CVSS score reflects moderate risk but does not indicate critical or high impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should apply standard security best practices and limit exposure of affected systems. Monitor Huawei's official channels for updates on patches or mitigations.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- huawei
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-23T01:42:44.927Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a06eceeec166c07b0edc563
Added to database: 5/15/2026, 9:52:46 AM
Last enriched: 5/15/2026, 10:07:24 AM
Last updated: 5/16/2026, 7:41:49 AM
Views: 8
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