CVE-2026-41961: CWE-840 Business Logic Errors in Huawei HarmonyOS
Permission control vulnerability in contacts. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Huawei HarmonyOS arises from improper permission control in the contacts functionality, categorized under CWE-840 (business logic errors). Exploitation could lead to impacts on system availability, confidentiality, and integrity, as reflected by the CVSS vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L). The affected versions include 5.1.0, 6.0.0, and 6.1.0. The vendor has published the vulnerability but has not yet provided an official fix or remediation level. There is no indication that this is a cloud service vulnerability, and no known active exploitation has been reported.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation may affect the availability of the affected HarmonyOS devices, with potential limited impacts on confidentiality and integrity. The medium CVSS score (5.9) reflects these moderate impacts. There are no known exploits in the wild, and the vulnerability is limited to specific HarmonyOS versions.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or temporary mitigation has been announced by Huawei, users and administrators should monitor Huawei's advisories for updates. Until a patch is available, limiting access to affected devices and restricting usage scenarios that could trigger the vulnerability may reduce risk.
CVE-2026-41961: CWE-840 Business Logic Errors in Huawei HarmonyOS
Description
Permission control vulnerability in contacts. 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 improper permission control in the contacts functionality, categorized under CWE-840 (business logic errors). Exploitation could lead to impacts on system availability, confidentiality, and integrity, as reflected by the CVSS vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L). The affected versions include 5.1.0, 6.0.0, and 6.1.0. The vendor has published the vulnerability but has not yet provided an official fix or remediation level. There is no indication that this is a cloud service vulnerability, and no known active exploitation has been reported.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation may affect the availability of the affected HarmonyOS devices, with potential limited impacts on confidentiality and integrity. The medium CVSS score (5.9) reflects these moderate impacts. There are no known exploits in the wild, and the vulnerability is limited to specific HarmonyOS versions.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or temporary mitigation has been announced by Huawei, users and administrators should monitor Huawei's advisories for updates. Until a patch is available, limiting access to affected devices and restricting usage scenarios that could trigger the vulnerability may reduce risk.
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: 6a06eceeec166c07b0edc566
Added to database: 5/15/2026, 9:52:46 AM
Last enriched: 5/15/2026, 10:07:20 AM
Last updated: 5/16/2026, 6:27:47 AM
Views: 9
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