What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-68969?

CVE-2025-68969 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.8 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2025-68969?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Monitor vendor channels for patch availability.

Harmonyos CVE-2025-68969

MEDIUM

Race Condition (CWE-362)

2026-01-14 psirt@huawei.com

Race Condition Harmonyos Huawei

6.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness	CWE CWE-362 OWASP Top 10:2025 A06:2025 - Insecure Design ASVS 5.0 V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Concurrency control, locking MITRE ATT&CK 1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. Sign in to read
Impact	CVSS 6.8 (MEDIUM). Attack vector: Local. Complexity: Low. Privileges required: None. User interaction: None.
Exploit ScenarioDerived	An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to compromise the affected system.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).

No patch listed yet 0.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Mar 12, 2026

Multi-thread race condition vulnerability in the thermal management module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability. [CVSS 6.8 MEDIUM]

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Classified as CWE-362 (Race Condition). Affects the thermal management component of Harmonyos. Multi-thread race condition vulnerability in the thermal management module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 6.8 MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

High

DescriptionCVE.org

Multi-thread race condition vulnerability in the thermal management module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

CVE-2025-68969 presents notable security risk, a race condition vulnerability rated CVSS 6.8. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and monitor for exploitation.

Business Impact: Moderate

Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch. If patching is delayed: implement rate limiting and resource quotas.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score

0.0%

Top 100% exploitable

Data Quality

3 sources

Confidence: Low

NVD

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EPSS

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue

Severity MEDIUM

CISA KEV No

Public POC No

EPSS 0.0%

Patch available No

Active threat No

Deciding rule

MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)

What every action level means

Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.

Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

Exploitation· derived

None

System Exposure· derived

Small

Automatable· derived

Priority Score

Low Medium High Critical

KEV: 0

EPSS: 0

CVSS: +34

PoC: 0

Weaponized: 0

Threat intel: 0

Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Race Condition MEDIUM

Race conditions occur when multiple concurrent requests exploit the brief time gap between checking a condition and acting upon it (TOCTOU - Time of Check, Time of Use).

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Advisories & patches

ADVISORY https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2026/1// ADVISORY https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletinlaptops/2026/1//

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