Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-101180 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-101180 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-101180?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.3, published 2 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Huawei Harmonyos 7.0.0, 6.1.0.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-101180?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-101180 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network or with local access.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-101180?
- Check whether you run Huawei Harmonyos at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
This is a denial-of-service vulnerability in the file parsing module of HarmonyOS that can crash or hang the affected system. The vulnerability exists in HarmonyOS 7.0.0 and 6.1.0; it requires local or adjacent network access to deliver malicious file data. Exploitation results in service unavailability but does not lead to code execution or data compromise.
Affected products
- Huawei HarmonyOS 7.0.0, 6.1.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-10: advisory: Published in Huawei security bulletin for October 2026