CVE-2026-41985: CWE-284 Improper Access Control in Huawei HarmonyOS
UAF vulnerability in the package management module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service integrity.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Huawei HarmonyOS 6.1.0 is classified as CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) and involves a use-after-free condition within the package management module. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates that exploitation requires local access with high privileges and user interaction, with a high complexity and limited impact on confidentiality, but high impact on integrity and low impact on availability. No official remediation or patch has been disclosed by the vendor as of the publication date.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation may compromise the integrity of services running on the affected HarmonyOS version. The vulnerability does not appear to allow remote exploitation and requires local privileged user interaction, limiting its attack surface. Confidentiality impact is low, but integrity impact is high, meaning attackers could potentially alter or disrupt system services.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or workaround has been published, users should monitor Huawei's advisories for updates. Given the requirement for local privileged access and user interaction, restricting access to trusted users and minimizing privilege escalation opportunities may reduce risk until a patch is available.
CVE-2026-41985: CWE-284 Improper Access Control in Huawei HarmonyOS
Description
UAF vulnerability in the package management module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service integrity.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.1medium
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Huawei HarmonyOS 6.1.0 is classified as CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) and involves a use-after-free condition within the package management module. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates that exploitation requires local access with high privileges and user interaction, with a high complexity and limited impact on confidentiality, but high impact on integrity and low impact on availability. No official remediation or patch has been disclosed by the vendor as of the publication date.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation may compromise the integrity of services running on the affected HarmonyOS version. The vulnerability does not appear to allow remote exploitation and requires local privileged user interaction, limiting its attack surface. Confidentiality impact is low, but integrity impact is high, meaning attackers could potentially alter or disrupt system services.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or workaround has been published, users should monitor Huawei's advisories for updates. Given the requirement for local privileged access and user interaction, restricting access to trusted users and minimizing privilege escalation opportunities may reduce risk until a patch is available.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- huawei
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-23T01:42:44.930Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a27c1d4e29bf47b50690094
Added to database: 6/9/2026, 7:33:40 AM
Last enriched: 6/9/2026, 7:48:45 AM
Last updated: 6/9/2026, 8:40:49 AM
Views: 5
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