Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessLocal privilege escalation
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DeliveryAccess communication module
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ExploitTrigger race condition
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ExecutionCause use-after-free
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PersistExhaust system resources
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ImpactDeny service
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
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. |
| Impact | The CVSS vector (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) indicates this is a low-risk local attack requiring high privileges, high complexity, and producing only denial-of-service impact with no confidentiality or integrity breach. The 4.1 score reflects these constraints. However, the race condition nature (CWE-362 paired with use-after-free) introduces practical exploitation difficulty-timing windows are narrow and may require environment-specific tuning. KEV status is not confirmed and no public POC exists, further reducing real-world priority despite the availability impact. For most organizations, this is a low-to-medium priority patch candidate only if the affected HarmonyOS version is deployed in high-availability contexts where denial of service carries operational cost. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker with high-privilege local access to a HarmonyOS device (e.g., a malicious system service or privileged app) triggers a race condition in the communication module by repeatedly calling module functions in rapid succession. Under specific timing conditions, the attacker causes the module to reference memory that has been freed, leading to a crash or service unavailability. Exploitation requires precise timing and knowledge of the internal module implementation, making casual exploitation unlikely without reverse-engineering effort. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Apr 13, 2026
Use-after-free vulnerability in Huawei HarmonyOS communication module allows authenticated local attackers with high privileges to cause denial of service through a race condition. CVSS score of 4.1 reflects low attack complexity and local-only vector, though availability impact is significant. No public exploit code or active exploitation confirmed at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
Users should consult Huawei's official security bulletins at https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2026/4/ (consumer devices), https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletinvision/2026/4/ (vision devices), and https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletinwearables/2026/4/ (wearables) for available patches and update instructions. Check the applicable bulletin for your device type and HarmonyOS version, then apply the recommended firmware update. Until patched, restrict high-privilege local access to affected HarmonyOS devices where feasible, though this control is difficult to enforce on consumer devices without specialized device management.
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerability exists in the communication module of Huawei HarmonyOS and is rooted in a race condition (CWE-362) that results in a use-after-free memory safety error. Race conditions occur when multiple threads access shared memory without proper synchronization, allowing one thread to free memory while another thread attempts to use it. In this communication module context, timing-dependent access to freed memory objects can lead to unpredictable behavior and resource exhaustion. The affected product is identified via CPE cpe:2.3:a:huawei:harmonyos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* spanning all versions of HarmonyOS across consumer devices.
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Severity by source
AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Primary rating from Vendor (huawei) · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorVendor: huawei
DescriptionCVE.org
UAF vulnerability in the communication module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.
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Attack Technique
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