CVE-2026-58554: CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Huawei HarmonyOS
Permission control vulnerability in the Settings module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-58554) in Huawei HarmonyOS arises from improper permission control in the Settings module, classified under CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor). It allows an attacker with local access and low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, to gain unauthorized read access to sensitive information, potentially compromising confidentiality. The vulnerability affects HarmonyOS versions 4.0.0, 4.2.0, 4.3.0, and 4.3.1. The vendor has not published an official fix or remediation level, and no exploits have been reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information, impacting the confidentiality of services on affected HarmonyOS versions. Integrity and availability impacts are low, but confidentiality impact is high according to the CVSS vector.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should exercise caution with local access and user interactions that could trigger this vulnerability. Monitor official Huawei security advisories for updates.
CVE-2026-58554: CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Huawei HarmonyOS
Description
Permission control vulnerability in the Settings module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.6medium
Affected software
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Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-58554) in Huawei HarmonyOS arises from improper permission control in the Settings module, classified under CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor). It allows an attacker with local access and low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, to gain unauthorized read access to sensitive information, potentially compromising confidentiality. The vulnerability affects HarmonyOS versions 4.0.0, 4.2.0, 4.3.0, and 4.3.1. The vendor has not published an official fix or remediation level, and no exploits have been reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information, impacting the confidentiality of services on affected HarmonyOS versions. Integrity and availability impacts are low, but confidentiality impact is high according to the CVSS vector.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should exercise caution with local access and user interactions that could trigger this vulnerability. Monitor official Huawei security advisories for updates.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- huawei
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-01T10:03:11.403Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a57853a68715ace43c142d4
Added to database: 07/15/2026, 13:03:54 UTC
Last enriched: 07/15/2026, 13:18:34 UTC
Last updated: 07/15/2026, 14:57:22 UTC
Views: 7
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