Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessInstall malicious app on target device
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DeliveryInvoke notification service API without required permission
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ExploitBypass permission enforcement check in notification module
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ExecutionRead sensitive notification content from privileged applications
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ImpactExfiltrate captured data off-device
Vulnerability Assessment
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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 The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| 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. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – 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
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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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
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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.
Primary rating from Vendor (huawei).
CVSS VectorVendor: huawei
DescriptionCVE.org
Permission control vulnerability in the notification service module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.
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Attack Technique
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EUVD-2026-60070
GHSA-3r4g-j3pm-8grm
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