Description
Permission control vulnerability in the window module.
Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.
Published: 2026-09-09
Score: 4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Service confidentiality impact
Action: Update
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability is a permission control weakness in the window module of Huawei HarmonyOS. It allows an attacker who can exploit the flaw to gain unauthorized access to confidential service data. The flaw is an authorization bypass, denoted by CWE-264, which can compromise confidentiality but does not elevate privileges system‑wide or cause denial of service.

Affected Systems

All Huawei HarmonyOS devices that include the affected window module are at risk. No specific firmware or OS version numbers are provided, so any device running the window module with the bug is considered vulnerable unless a later update removes the flaw.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score for this vulnerability is 4, indicating a moderate risk level. EPSS data is not available, so the likelihood of exploitation is unknown. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, suggesting it has not been widely exploited in the wild yet. As the weakness involves permission control, an attacker would likely need local or remote access with sufficient rights to interact with the window module, and the exploit would successfully allow them to read protected service information.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 9, 2026 at 12:32 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the latest HarmonyOS update once Huawei releases a patch that corrects the permission handling in the window module.
  • Configure the device to restrict or disable access to the window module if an immediate update is not available.
  • Monitor Huawei’s security bulletins for further advisories and implement any additional mitigation steps outlined by the vendor.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 9, 2026 at 12:32 UTC.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

No advisories yet.

History

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:15:00 +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 13:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Permission Control Weakness in HarmonyOS Window Module

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

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

{'score': 4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L'}


Subscriptions

Huawei Harmonyos
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: huawei

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-09T20:51:33.894Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-49312

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-09T20:46:14.744Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-09T04:17:58.963

Modified: 2026-09-09T21:17:02.517

Link: CVE-2026-49312

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-10T14:00:10Z

Weaknesses