Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-41964 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-41964 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-41964?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.4, published 15 May 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Huawei Harmonyos 6.0.0, 6.1.0.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-41964?
- A patch was published on 2026-05-07: Security bulletin updated with fix information Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-41964 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-41964?
- 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
A permission control vulnerability exists in the web component of Huawei HarmonyOS versions 6.0.0 and 6.1.0. The vulnerability is classified as a race condition (CWE-362), where concurrent execution using shared resources is improperly synchronized. An attacker with local access can exploit this flaw to bypass intended permission restrictions. Successful exploitation can result in high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though the primary impact highlighted by the vendor is the disruption of service availability. Patches have been released as part of the May 2026 security update cycle.
Affected products
- Huawei HarmonyOS 6.0.0, 6.1.0
Timeline
- 2026-05-07: patched: Security bulletin updated with fix information
- 2026-05-15: disclosed: CVE published to NVD dataset