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HarmonyOS EUVDEUVD-2026-60070

| CVE-2026-49302 MEDIUM
Information Exposure (CWE-200)
2026-08-17 huawei GHSA-3r4g-j3pm-8grm
6.2
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
    Install malicious app on target device
  2. Delivery
    Invoke notification service API without required permission
  3. Exploit
    Bypass permission enforcement check in notification module
  4. Execution
    Read sensitive notification content from privileged applications
  5. Impact
    Exfiltrate captured data off-device

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V14 - Data Protection Data exposure prevention
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Collection, Discovery

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Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires local access to the target HarmonyOS 6.1.0 device, achieved either through a malicious application installed by the user or through direct physical device access. The vulnerability is specific to the notification service module and is relevant only when that service is active and processing notifications from other installed applications. The CVSS PR:N metric indicates no special application-level privileges are required beyond standard local execution context - a conventional unprivileged app could potentially invoke the flawed API path. Exploitation is strictly bounded to confidentiality loss; no integrity modification or denial-of-service pathway exists through this vector. The local attack vector (AV:L) is the principal limiting factor, definitively ruling out remote unauthenticated exploitation over a network.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 score of 6.2 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) reflects a locally exploitable flaw that requires no authentication and no user interaction, with high confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability consequences. The local attack vector is the primary risk moderator: exploitation requires an attacker or malicious application to already be running on the target device, which substantially limits opportunistic mass exploitation. No EPSS data is available in the provided intelligence, the vulnerability is absent from CISA KEV, and no POC code has been identified - all signals consistent with limited or no observed active exploitation. Despite the medium CVSS band, organizations managing large Huawei device fleets - even a mid-sized municipal IT department in gdynia deploying HarmonyOS devices across city services - should prioritize patching given the sensitivity of content transiting the notification layer. The absence of I and A impact metrics is consistent with a read-only disclosure path; no data manipulation or denial-of-service vector is indicated by the available data.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A malicious application installed on a HarmonyOS 6.1.0 device invokes the notification service API without holding the required permission, successfully bypassing the access control check and reading notification content from other applications - such as one-time passwords from banking apps or message previews from messaging services. No public POC code has been identified, but the low attack complexity (AC:L) and absence of required privileges (PR:N) suggest the flaw is reproducible by a developer familiar with the HarmonyOS notification API.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 17, 2026

Notification service module in HarmonyOS 6.1.0 exposes sensitive data due to improper permission enforcement, allowing local access to confidential notification content without requiring elevated privileges. Huawei disclosed this flaw in its August 2026 security bulletins, covering smartphones, Vision devices, wearables, and laptops running HarmonyOS 6.1.0. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and the vulnerability does not appear in CISA KEV.

RemediationAI

Apply the security update published by Huawei in the August 2026 security bulletin. Consult all relevant bulletin pages for the appropriate device category - smartphones at https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2026/8/, wearables at https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletinwearables/2026/8/, Vision devices at https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletinvision/2026/8/, and laptops at https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletinlaptops/2026/8/. Note that no exact patched build version number is independently confirmed from the available reference data - verify the specific version string against the applicable bulletin for each device model. As a compensating control where immediate patching is not feasible, restrict installation of untrusted third-party applications and audit notification permissions granted to installed apps via device settings; be aware that revoking notification access from apps may impair their functional behavior and should be assessed per application.

Affected VersionsENISA

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

HarmonyOS (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:huawei:harmonyos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) is Huawei's proprietary operating system spanning mobile, wearable, and laptop form factors. The vulnerable component is the notification service module, which brokers inter-app notification delivery and rendering. CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor) identifies the root cause as a missing or insufficient permission gate in the notification service API, permitting a caller to read notification data it was not authorized to access. Notifications routinely carry high-value content - OTP tokens from banking apps, message previews from encrypted messengers, and system alerts - making this disclosure channel meaningful even in the absence of integrity or availability impact.

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Severity by source

Vendor (huawei) PRIMARY 6.2 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 6.2 MEDIUM

Local vector confirmed by notification service scope; PR:N because the permission check itself is absent, not gated by credential; C:H reflects notification content sensitivity; no integrity or availability impact pathway indicated.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (huawei).

CVSS VectorVendor: huawei

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Permission control vulnerability in the notification service module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 99% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
major mobile OS in China, limited global enterprise footprint
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

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 0.1%
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
Defer
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

31
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +31
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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