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HarmonyOS DSoftBus EUVDEUVD-2026-115084

| CVE-2026-101173 MEDIUM
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)
2026-11-02 huawei GHSA-xx2c-j6fh-rr7q
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: huawei
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Gain position on adjacent network
  2. Delivery
    Reach exposed DSoftBus service
  3. Exploit
    Send crafted resource-exhausting requests
  4. Execution
    Trigger uncontrolled resource consumption
  5. Impact
    Degrade or crash device availability

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Resource consumption limits
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Impact

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the attacker to be on the same adjacent network as the target (AV:A) - e.g. the same Wi-Fi/LAN segment or within the HarmonyOS distributed-device (DSoftBus) mesh - and to be able to reach the DSoftBus distributed soft bus service; this network-adjacency requirement is the primary limiting factor and precludes direct internet-scale exploitation. Within that reach, no authentication (PR:N), no user interaction (UI:N), and only low attack complexity (AC:L) are needed. The precise trigger (which DSoftBus message, protocol, or resource is exhausted) is not described in the available sources. Impact is confined to availability (C:N/I:N); there is no confidentiality or integrity effect.

Impact

This is a moderate-severity availability-only issue (CVSS 6.5) whose signals point to a bounded, non-emergency priority rather than a widespread crisis. The CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H indicates an adjacent-network (not internet-wide) attack requiring no authentication and no user interaction, with impact limited to availability (C:N/I:N) - consistent with the CWE-400 uncontrolled-resource-consumption / DoS classification and the vendor's description. AV:A is the single most important limiter: the attacker must be on the same local/adjacent network (e.g. same Wi-Fi/LAN or Bluetooth-range distributed-device mesh) as the target, which sharply narrows remote mass exploitation. There is no CISA KEV listing, so this is not confirmed actively exploited; no EPSS score was provided in the input, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified here; and no public exploit or PoC reference is present, so the status is no public exploit identified at time of analysis. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month', which aligns with the signals - a real issue worth patching on a normal cycle, not an act_now/emergency. Net: a genuine but contained availability risk, not a high-CVSS-but-illusory issue, with its real-world risk governed chiefly by whether an attacker can reach the adjacent network segment.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who has gained a foothold on the same local network or distributed-device cluster as a HarmonyOS device sends crafted traffic to the DSoftBus (distributed soft bus) service, triggering uncontrolled resource consumption (CWE-400) that degrades or disrupts the device's availability. No credentials or user interaction are required (PR:N/UI:N) and complexity is low (AC:L), but reachability is limited to the adjacent network (AV:A). No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
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AnalysisAIv1 – Nov 02, 2026

Denial of service in the Huawei HarmonyOS DSoftBus distributed soft-bus module allows an attacker on the same adjacent network to degrade or exhaust availability of affected devices without authentication or user interaction. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, 6.5) confines impact to availability, with no confidentiality or integrity effect, and the network-adjacency prerequisite is the primary factor limiting exposure - internet-scale exploitation is not possible. No public exploit code or CISA KEV entry was identified at time of analysis, and the vendor-reported issue is tracked at a this_month priority rather than an emergency.

RemediationAI

Apply the Huawei HarmonyOS security update referenced in the October 2026 consumer bulletins (https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2026/10/ and https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletinvision/2026/10/), which is the primary and complete fix path; the supplied data does not enumerate an exact patched version or build number, so the fixed release must be confirmed against the bulletin for each device model before closing the finding. The supplied sources describe no additional vendor mitigations, and because exploitation requires adjacency (AV:A) and reachability of the DSoftBus service, the practical interim control is to constrain that reachability - keep affected devices on trusted, segmented Wi-Fi/LAN networks and limit cross-device distributed collaboration with untrusted peers - recognizing that this curtails legitimate multi-device features and is a containment measure rather than a substitute for the update. No public exploit code was identified at time of analysis, so prioritization can follow normal monthly patch cadence rather than emergency response.

Affected VersionsENISA

HarmonyOS 7.0.0
HarmonyOS 6.1.0

Affected Packages

euvd harmonyos no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

DSoftBus is the HarmonyOS distributed soft bus that handles device discovery, connection establishment and data transport across a distributed-device mesh, so the vulnerable component is a peer-to-peer service reachable from other devices on the same Wi-Fi/LAN segment or within the same HarmonyOS device group. The flaw is classified as CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption), meaning the defect class is exhaustion of a resource the service does not adequately bound; the specific message, protocol field or resource that is exhausted is not described in the available sources, and the CVSS metrics (AC:L, PR:N, UI:N) describe severity and prerequisites, not the trigger mechanism. The only CPE supplied is a wildcard for the HarmonyOS platform (cpe:2.3:a:huawei:harmonyos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*), so the affected set is defined by the vendor bulletin rather than by an enumerated version range; the AV:A vector means an attacker must already be positioned on an adjacent network segment and able to reach the DSoftBus service.

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Severity by source

Vendor (huawei) PRIMARY 6.5 MEDIUM
AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
vuln.today AI 6.5 MEDIUM

DSoftBus is reachable from the adjacent distributed-device network so AV:A; no auth or interaction needed (PR:N/UI:N/AC:L); DoS yields A:H with no C/I impact.

3.1 AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.0 AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (huawei).

CVSS VectorVendor: huawei

Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

DoS vulnerability in the DSoftBus module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.

Threat Intelligence Overview

Prevalence
High
HarmonyOS ships on very large Huawei consumer device install base
Social Media
2
Sightings
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

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 N/A
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

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Controlled
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
High

Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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