Huawei HarmonyOS CVE-2025-58295
MEDIUMAttack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessGain low-privilege local access on device
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ExploitSupply crafted input to development framework module
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ExecutionTrigger stack buffer overflow (CWE-121)
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ImpactCrash service and degrade availability
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Stack buffer bounds checking
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires local access to a device running HarmonyOS 5.0.1 or 5.1.0 together with pre-existing low-level privileges (PR:L) - for example, an already-installed or malicious application able to reach the affected development framework module. No user interaction is required (UI:N). Exploitation is fundamentally limited to a denial-of-service outcome: the CVSS vector reports no confidentiality or integrity impact (C:N/I:N) and only availability impact (A:H), so the worst realistic result is a crash or service unavailability, not code execution or data theft. The exact vulnerable interface within the 'development framework module' is not detailed in the available Huawei bulletin. |
| Impact | This is a low-to-moderate priority issue despite a 'Medium' CVSS of 5.5. All signals point to limited real-world risk: the CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) describes a locally-exploitable, availability-only flaw requiring the attacker to already possess low-level privileges on the device, with no confidentiality or integrity impact. The EPSS score of 0.09% (0th percentile) indicates a very low probability of exploitation in the wild, and there is no CISA KEV listing and no public exploit identified, so there is no evidence of active or widespread exploitation. No SSVC decision data was provided in the input. The signals are mutually consistent rather than conflicting - a local, authenticated, DoS-only stack buffer overflow is a code-quality/robustness problem more than an urgent security emergency. The main caveat is that Huawei's advisory is a bulletin landing page rather than a per-CVE technical writeup, so the exact affected component ('development framework module') and attack preconditions are not fully detailed; verify specifics with the Huawei PSIRT bulletin. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A local attacker who already has low-privilege code execution on a HarmonyOS 5.0.1 or 5.1.0 device (e.g., via a malicious or compromised app) invokes the vulnerable development-framework component with crafted input that overflows a stack buffer (CWE-121), crashing the process or service and degrading device availability. No public proof-of-concept exploit has been identified, and the flaw yields only a denial-of-service outcome, not code execution or data disclosure. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 08, 2026
Denial-of-service in Huawei HarmonyOS 5.0.1 and 5.1.0 allows a local attacker with low-level privileges to crash the development framework module via a stack-based buffer overflow. The vulnerability requires local access and pre-existing low privileges (PR:L) with no user interaction; successful exploitation only affects availability (A:H) with no confidentiality or integrity impact. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified, and the EPSS score is very low (0.09%).
RemediationAI
Patch available per vendor advisory: Huawei's October 2025 consumer bulletin (https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2025/10/) provides the applicable HarmonyOS update; no specific fix version is included in the available data. As a compensating control, restrict installation and execution of untrusted applications on affected devices to limit local attack surface, though this may reduce device functionality. Monitor for application crashes and apply the update as soon as it becomes available.
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The vulnerability is a stack-based buffer overflow (CWE-121) in the development framework module of Huawei HarmonyOS. This type of flaw occurs when a program writes more data to a stack buffer than it can hold, typically due to unchecked input length, corrupting adjacent memory and leading to a crash or potential code execution. The affected products according to CPE data are Huawei HarmonyOS 5.0.1 and 5.1.0. The exact vulnerable function or interface is not detailed in the available Huawei security bulletin. Exploitation is local (AV:L), requires low privileges (PR:L), and has no user interaction (UI:N), with the impact limited to availability (A:H) and no effect on confidentiality or integrity (C:N/I:N).
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Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Local development-framework component reachable only on-device with existing low privileges, so AV:L/PR:L; a reliable crash gives A:H with no C/I impact.
Primary rating from NVD.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Buffer overflow vulnerability in the development framework module. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.
A stack-based buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a buffer located on the stack than it was allocated to hold.
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