Description
Permission control vulnerability in the event notification management module.
Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.
Published: 2026-11-02
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: Confidentiality compromise
Action: Assess Impact
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability originates from insufficient permission checks in the event notification management module of Huawei EMUI and HarmonyOS. Its primary consequence is the potential exposure of service‑level confidential information to an attacker who can manipulate event notifications. The weakness is a classic privileged escalation issue, classified under CWE-264. The impact is limited to confidentiality; integrity or availability are not directly affected based on the description.

Affected Systems

The affected platforms are Huawei EMUI and Huawei HarmonyOS. No specific firmware or OS version ranges are provided, so all releases built on the event notification management components are potentially vulnerable.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.1 indicates a high severity rating. EPSS information is unavailable, and the vulnerability is not included in CISA's KEV catalog. The likely attack vector is based on the permissions model: an attacker with local access could elevate privileges by abusing the notification system, or a remote attacker might exploit exposed notification APIs if the device accepts network input. However, the precise exploitation path is not detailed in the advisory, so the risk remains theoretical but notable.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on November 2, 2026 at 08:22 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Check Huawei support bulletins for an available firmware or OS upgrade that addresses the permission control flaw
  • If a patch is unavailable, enforce the strictest possible permissions on the event notification service, restricting who can invoke it
  • Monitor system and application logs for any unexpected changes to notification permissions or unauthorized use of the event notification API, and investigate immediately

Generated by OpenCVE AI on November 2, 2026 at 08:22 UTC.

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History

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Permission Control Vulnerability in Huawei EMUI Event Notification Module

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Permission control vulnerability in the event notification management module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.
Weaknesses CWE-264
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: huawei

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-02T06:51:51.232Z

Reserved: 2026-09-28T09:11:31.689Z

Link: CVE-2026-101176

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-02T07:18:02.577

Modified: 2026-11-02T07:18:02.577

Link: CVE-2026-101176

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Updated: 2026-11-02T08:30:07Z

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