CVE-2026-41963: CWE-121 Stack-based buffer overflow in Huawei HarmonyOS
Stack overflow vulnerability in the media platform. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-41963, is a stack-based buffer overflow (CWE-121) in Huawei HarmonyOS media platform versions 6.0.0 and 6.1.0. The flaw could lead to a denial-of-service condition affecting system availability. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 2.8 with vector AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L, indicating that local access with low privileges and user interaction is required for exploitation, and the impact is limited to availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation may cause a denial-of-service condition, impacting the availability of the affected HarmonyOS system. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity reported. No known active exploits have been observed.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or workaround is currently documented, users should monitor Huawei's advisories for updates. Restricting local access and minimizing user interaction with untrusted media content may reduce exposure.
CVE-2026-41963: CWE-121 Stack-based buffer overflow in Huawei HarmonyOS
Description
Stack overflow vulnerability in the media platform. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-41963, is a stack-based buffer overflow (CWE-121) in Huawei HarmonyOS media platform versions 6.0.0 and 6.1.0. The flaw could lead to a denial-of-service condition affecting system availability. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 2.8 with vector AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L, indicating that local access with low privileges and user interaction is required for exploitation, and the impact is limited to availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation may cause a denial-of-service condition, impacting the availability of the affected HarmonyOS system. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity reported. No known active exploits have been observed.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or workaround is currently documented, users should monitor Huawei's advisories for updates. Restricting local access and minimizing user interaction with untrusted media content may reduce exposure.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- huawei
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-23T01:42:44.928Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a06eceeec166c07b0edc56c
Added to database: 5/15/2026, 9:52:46 AM
Last enriched: 5/15/2026, 10:07:09 AM
Last updated: 5/16/2026, 6:28:16 AM
Views: 9
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