CVE-2026-41968: CWE-840 Business Logic Errors in Huawei HarmonyOS
CVE-2026-41968 is a permission control vulnerability in the manufacturability design module of Huawei HarmonyOS versions 5. 1. 0, 6. 0. 0, and 6. 1. 0. This business logic error (CWE-840) may impact system availability if successfully exploited. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3. 1 base score of 5.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Huawei HarmonyOS involves improper permission control within the manufacturability design module, classified as a business logic error (CWE-840). Exploiting this flaw could affect the availability of the system. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L) indicates local attack vector with low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability to a limited extent. The affected versions include 5.1.0, 6.0.0, and 6.1.0. No patch or remediation level has been disclosed by Huawei as of the publication date.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to reduced availability of the affected HarmonyOS systems. Confidentiality and integrity impacts are rated low, but availability impact is rated low to medium. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or mitigation has been published by Huawei, users should monitor Huawei's security advisories for updates. Until a patch is available, limiting local access to affected systems may reduce risk.
CVE-2026-41968: CWE-840 Business Logic Errors in Huawei HarmonyOS
Description
CVE-2026-41968 is a permission control vulnerability in the manufacturability design module of Huawei HarmonyOS versions 5. 1. 0, 6. 0. 0, and 6. 1. 0. This business logic error (CWE-840) may impact system availability if successfully exploited. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3. 1 base score of 5.
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Huawei HarmonyOS involves improper permission control within the manufacturability design module, classified as a business logic error (CWE-840). Exploiting this flaw could affect the availability of the system. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L) indicates local attack vector with low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability to a limited extent. The affected versions include 5.1.0, 6.0.0, and 6.1.0. No patch or remediation level has been disclosed by Huawei as of the publication date.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to reduced availability of the affected HarmonyOS systems. Confidentiality and integrity impacts are rated low, but availability impact is rated low to medium. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or mitigation has been published by Huawei, users should monitor Huawei's security advisories for updates. Until a patch is available, limiting local access to affected systems may reduce risk.
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: 6a06eceeec166c07b0edc580
Added to database: 5/15/2026, 9:52:46 AM
Last enriched: 5/15/2026, 10:06:50 AM
Last updated: 5/15/2026, 11:01:03 AM
Views: 4
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