Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-41960 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-41960 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-41960?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.8, published 15 May 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Huawei Emui 14.0.0, 14.2.0, 15.0.0; Huawei Harmonyos 4.0.0, 4.2.0, 4.3.0, 4.3.1.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-41960?
- A patch was published on 2026-05-07: Huawei released security bulletin update. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-41960 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in an operating system.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-41960?
- Check whether you run Huawei Emui or 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
A permission control vulnerability exists in the 'calls' component of Huawei's HarmonyOS and EMUI operating systems. Classified under CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information), the flaw is triggered via a network attack vector with high complexity, requiring user interaction. An attacker successfully exploiting this vulnerability can impact the availability of the calling service and achieve limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. The vulnerability affects HarmonyOS versions 4.0.0 through 4.3.1 and EMUI versions 14.0.0 through 15.0.0. Patches were released in the May 2026 security update.
Affected products
- Huawei HarmonyOS 4.0.0, 4.2.0, 4.3.0, 4.3.1
- Huawei EMUI 14.0.0, 14.2.0, 15.0.0
Timeline
- 2026-05-07: patched: Huawei released security bulletin update.
- 2026-05-15: disclosed: CVE published to NVD.