Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessGain local low-privilege access to HarmonyOS device
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DeliveryCraft malicious IPC message payload
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ExploitSend payload to vulnerable IPC module
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ExecutionTrigger heap buffer overflow (CWE-122)
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PersistCorrupt adjacent heap memory
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ImpactRead, modify, or deny access to affected data or service
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Heap buffer bounds checking
MITRE ATT&CK
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires local authenticated access to the HarmonyOS device with at minimum low-privilege credentials, as confirmed by CVSS PR:L and AV:L. The attacker must be able to interact with the IPC module - achievable by any locally executing process or installed application with standard user permissions. No network-based exploitation path is indicated; remote attackers cannot exploit this without first obtaining local access through another vector. No special configuration or non-default feature enablement is specified in the description. Exploitation is limited to users, applications, or malicious code already running on the affected device, and impact is further bounded by the unchanged scope (S:U), meaning successful exploitation cannot directly pivot to other system components or cross privilege boundaries beyond what PR:L already affords. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 (Medium) is consistent with the vector breakdown: local attack surface (AV:L) sharply limits exploitability compared to network-exposed vulnerabilities, low complexity (AC:L) means no special conditions beyond access are required, and low privileges (PR:L) means any authenticated local user or process could attempt exploitation. Scope is unchanged (S:U), containing impact to the vulnerable component. CIA impact is uniformly Low, suggesting the overflow may corrupt limited memory rather than enabling full control. No EPSS data was provided; without it, statistical exploitation probability cannot be assessed. No CISA KEV listing and no public POC have been identified, indicating this is not currently under widespread active exploitation. The combination of local access requirement and low CIA impact makes this a realistic but not urgent priority - organizations with restricted device access policies face materially lower risk. The wildcard CPE version string means all HarmonyOS versions are nominally flagged; exact patched version boundaries are unconfirmed from available data. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A low-privileged local user or malicious application on a HarmonyOS device constructs a crafted IPC message payload designed to overflow a heap buffer in the IPC module's message handling path. The overflow corrupts adjacent heap memory, potentially enabling the attacker to read sensitive data from adjacent allocations, tamper with IPC message integrity, or crash the IPC service causing localized availability loss. No public proof-of-concept code exists at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jun 09, 2026
Heap-based buffer overflow in the HarmonyOS IPC (Inter-Process Communication) module allows a local low-privileged attacker to impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The CVSS vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L) confirms exploitation requires local authenticated access with low complexity, limiting but not eliminating real-world risk on consumer and wearable Huawei devices. No public exploit code and no CISA KEV listing have been identified at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
Apply the updates described in Huawei's June 2026 consumer security bulletin (https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2026/6/) and, for wearable devices, the corresponding wearables bulletin (https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletinwearables/2026/6/). Exact patched version numbers are not independently confirmed from the available data - consult the bulletin directly for device-specific update instructions. As a compensating control prior to patching, restrict local user account creation and limit the number of low-privilege accounts or third-party applications permitted on affected devices, since exploitation requires PR:L local access; this reduces the pool of potential local attackers but does not eliminate the vulnerability. No workaround that disables IPC is feasible without rendering the OS inoperable.
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Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerability exists in the IPC module of Huawei HarmonyOS (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:huawei:harmonyos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*). IPC subsystems are responsible for inter-process message passing and shared resource coordination within the OS; flaws in this layer are particularly sensitive because IPC is a high-traffic, privileged communication boundary. CWE-122 (Heap-based Buffer Overflow) indicates that data written to a heap-allocated buffer exceeds its allocated bounds, potentially corrupting adjacent heap metadata or data structures. Depending on memory layout, this class of flaw can enable arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation, or denial of service - though the CVSS impact scores here are rated Low across all three CIA axes, suggesting the immediately exploitable impact is constrained. Tags confirm both a generic buffer overflow and a heap-specific overflow classification, consistent with CWE-122.
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Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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CVSS VectorVendor: huawei
DescriptionCVE.org
Out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the IPC module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.
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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 heap overflow occurs when a program writes data beyond the bounds of a buffer allocated in the heap memory region.
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