Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessGain local code execution via app
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ExploitSend crafted input to peripheral module
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ExecutionTrigger out-of-bounds read (CWE-805)
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ImpactLeak adjacent service memory
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Buffer access bounds checking
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires LOCAL access to the HarmonyOS device - the attacker must be able to run code or an application on the device (AV:L), for example via a malicious or compromised app; it cannot be triggered remotely over the network. No authentication or elevated privileges are needed (PR:N) and no user interaction is required (UI:N) once local access exists. The limiting factor is the local-access precondition itself, which is the primary barrier to exploitation. The exact peripheral-module feature, API, or configuration that must be exercised is not described in the available sources beyond its identification as the 'peripheral module'. |
| Impact | This is a moderate-severity local information-disclosure flaw, not a high-urgency priority. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.9 with vector AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N - the attack vector is LOCAL, meaning an attacker must already be able to run code or interact with the device locally (e.g., a malicious or compromised app) rather than reach it over the network. Despite PR:N (no privileges required) and AC:L (low complexity), the local vector sharply limits real-world exploitability compared to a remote bug. No EPSS score was provided, the CVE is NOT on the CISA KEV list, and no public exploit was supplied in the input, so there is no signal of active or widespread exploitation. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month', consistent with a bug worth patching in the normal cycle rather than an emergency. One inconsistency to note: the supplied CVSS vector claims C:L/I:L/A:L (confidentiality, integrity AND availability impact), but the Impact text states only 'may affect service confidentiality' - an out-of-bounds READ (CWE-805) typically yields disclosure only, so the integrity/availability impact in the vendor vector is not supported by the description and should be verified with Huawei. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A malicious or compromised application running locally on a HarmonyOS device invokes the affected peripheral module with crafted input, triggering an out-of-bounds read that returns adjacent memory contents to the attacker. Because the vector is local (AV:L), the attacker needs prior code execution or app-level access on the device; the disclosed memory could leak sensitive data from the peripheral service's address space. No public exploit code was identified in the provided intelligence. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Nov 02, 2026
An out-of-bounds read in the peripheral module of Huawei HarmonyOS lets an attacker who can already execute code locally on the device read past the end of an allocated buffer, exposing limited adjacent memory contents. The assessed impact is confidentiality-only (low), with no integrity or availability effect; the vector is local (AV:L) with no privileges (PR:N) and no user interaction (UI:N) required once an application is running on the device, so the local-access precondition is the main barrier. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis and the issue is not in CISA KEV, which is consistent with the 'this_month' prioritization rather than an emergency response.
RemediationAI
Apply the HarmonyOS update referenced in Huawei's October 2026 consumer laptop security bulletin (https://consumer.huawei.com/cn/support/bulletinlaptops/2026/10/); that bulletin is the authoritative source for the fixed build numbers, and no exact fix version is stated in the supplied data, so confirm the patched build against the bulletin before treating a device as remediated. Because exploitation requires local code execution on the device, exposure can be reduced in the interim by restricting installation to vetted applications from managed sources and disabling developer-mode sideloading on managed laptops - a trade-off that blocks legitimate internal or test apps and requires an exception process - and by treating any app that can run on the device as already past the primary barrier. No vendor-documented workaround beyond updating is available in the supplied sources.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The flaw is classified as CWE-805, Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value: a routine in HarmonyOS's peripheral module supplies a length to a memory operation that does not match the actual size of the underlying buffer, so the read walks past the buffer boundary instead of being bounded to it. That class typically yields disclosure of adjacent heap or stack contents - pointers, flags or fragments of other objects - rather than control-flow hijacking, which matches the assessed confidentiality-only impact. The affected component is identified in the CPE data only as the HarmonyOS operating system (cpe:2.3:a:huawei:harmonyos), and the referenced Huawei bulletin is published under the consumer laptop support path, indicating HarmonyOS-based Huawei laptops as the exposure surface. The specific peripheral feature, API, ioctl or configuration that must be exercised to reach the vulnerable read is not described in the available sources, and the trigger conditions beyond the need for local code execution are unverified.
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Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Local vector and no privileges per description (AV:L/PR:N); an OOB read affecting only service confidentiality supports C:L with I:N/A:N, unlike the vendor's I:L/A:L.
Primary rating from Vendor (huawei).
CVSS VectorVendor: huawei
DescriptionCVE.org
OOB read vulnerability in the peripheral module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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Attack Technique
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