CVE-2026-41982: CWE-416 Use after free in Huawei HarmonyOS
Race condition vulnerability in the IPC module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a race condition in the inter-process communication (IPC) module of Huawei HarmonyOS, leading to a use-after-free condition (CWE-416). Successful exploitation could affect system availability, potentially causing denial of service or instability. The vulnerability affects multiple recent versions of HarmonyOS. The CVSS vector indicates network attack vector, high attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, high confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and low availability impact. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently provided.
Potential Impact
The primary impact is on system availability, meaning that an attacker exploiting this vulnerability could cause the affected HarmonyOS device or system to become unstable or unavailable. Confidentiality impact is rated high in the CVSS vector, but the description focuses on availability effects. There is no indication of integrity compromise. No known exploits have been reported, and the vulnerability requires network access with low privileges and high attack complexity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official patch or remediation level is provided, users and administrators should monitor Huawei's security advisories for updates. Until a fix is available, limiting network exposure and applying general security best practices may reduce risk, but no specific mitigations are documented.
CVE-2026-41982: CWE-416 Use after free in Huawei HarmonyOS
Description
Race condition vulnerability in the IPC module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.4medium
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a race condition in the inter-process communication (IPC) module of Huawei HarmonyOS, leading to a use-after-free condition (CWE-416). Successful exploitation could affect system availability, potentially causing denial of service or instability. The vulnerability affects multiple recent versions of HarmonyOS. The CVSS vector indicates network attack vector, high attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, high confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and low availability impact. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently provided.
Potential Impact
The primary impact is on system availability, meaning that an attacker exploiting this vulnerability could cause the affected HarmonyOS device or system to become unstable or unavailable. Confidentiality impact is rated high in the CVSS vector, but the description focuses on availability effects. There is no indication of integrity compromise. No known exploits have been reported, and the vulnerability requires network access with low privileges and high attack complexity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official patch or remediation level is provided, users and administrators should monitor Huawei's security advisories for updates. Until a fix is available, limiting network exposure and applying general security best practices may reduce risk, but no specific mitigations are documented.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- huawei
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-23T01:42:44.929Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a27c1d0e29bf47b5068ffe5
Added to database: 6/9/2026, 7:33:36 AM
Last enriched: 6/9/2026, 7:49:00 AM
Last updated: 6/9/2026, 10:02:51 AM
Views: 6
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