Description
Permission control vulnerability in the event notification module.Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.
Published: 2026-09-09
Score: 6.2 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Availability
Action: Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

This vulnerability represents an insufficient permission control flaw within the event notification module of Huawei HarmonyOS. The flaw allows an attacker to bypass expected authorization checks (CWE‑275) and trigger or manipulate events that the system normally restricts. Because the event notification functionality may be used to schedule tasks or execute code, unauthorized access could potentially disrupt service operation, leading to availability degradation.

Affected Systems

The affected vendor is Huawei, with the product HarmonyOS. No specific version range is listed in the advisory, so all deployments of HarmonyOS are potentially impacted until an official fix becomes available.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.2 reflects a moderate severity. EPSS data is not available, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, suggesting a lower likelihood of widespread exploitation at this time. The likely attack vector is local or requires an authenticated user on the device, as the flaw involves privileged permission checks. Effective monitoring and timely patching should mitigate the risk.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 9, 2026 at 11:49 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply any official HarmonyOS security patch released by Huawei to address the permission control issue.
  • Conduct a comprehensive permission audit of the event notification module to enforce least privilege and verify that authorization checks are properly implemented.
  • Set up continuous monitoring of system logs for anomalous event triggers and alert on suspicious activity that could indicate exploitation attempts.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 9, 2026 at 11:49 UTC.

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History

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Huawei
Huawei harmonyos
Vendors & Products Huawei
Huawei harmonyos

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Event Notification Permission Control Vulnerability Leading to Availability Impact

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 03:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Permission control vulnerability in the event notification module.Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.
Weaknesses CWE-275
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


Subscriptions

Huawei Harmonyos
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: huawei

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-09T20:51:34.336Z

Reserved: 2026-05-29T03:16:14.062Z

Link: CVE-2026-49311

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-09T20:46:18.860Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-09T04:17:58.813

Modified: 2026-09-09T21:17:02.417

Link: CVE-2026-49311

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-10T13:45:16Z

Weaknesses