CVE-2026-49302: CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Huawei HarmonyOS
Permission control vulnerability in the notification service module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-49302) in Huawei HarmonyOS 6.1.0 involves improper permission control within the notification service module, classified under CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor). Exploiting this flaw could allow an attacker with local access to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information, affecting confidentiality. The CVSS vector indicates low attack complexity, no privileges required, and no user interaction needed, but the attack vector is local. The vendor has published the vulnerability but has not released a patch or official remediation at this time.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to confidentiality loss of sensitive information within the notification service module. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The vulnerability requires local access to the device and does not require user interaction or privileges, making it a moderate risk for local attackers.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, limit local access to affected devices and monitor for any updates from Huawei regarding remediation.
CVE-2026-49302: CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Huawei HarmonyOS
Description
Permission control vulnerability in the notification service module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.2medium
Affected software
Huawei
HarmonyOS
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Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-49302) in Huawei HarmonyOS 6.1.0 involves improper permission control within the notification service module, classified under CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor). Exploiting this flaw could allow an attacker with local access to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information, affecting confidentiality. The CVSS vector indicates low attack complexity, no privileges required, and no user interaction needed, but the attack vector is local. The vendor has published the vulnerability but has not released a patch or official remediation at this time.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to confidentiality loss of sensitive information within the notification service module. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The vulnerability requires local access to the device and does not require user interaction or privileges, making it a moderate risk for local attackers.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, limit local access to affected devices and monitor for any updates from Huawei regarding remediation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- huawei
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-29T03:16:14.061Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a82c5c3bf8831d5398867d5
Added to database: 08/17/2026, 08:26:43 UTC
Last enriched: 08/24/2026, 13:14:09 UTC
Last updated: 10/01/2026, 14:51:07 UTC
Views: 60
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