CVE-2024-51525

Local clipboard data disclosure via improper authorization

Published Nov 5, 2024 · Updated Sep 18, 2025

Improper authorization in the clipboard module in Huawei HarmonyOS 5.0.0 allows local users to read confidential service data. Huawei has not disclosed which clipboard operation omits permission validation or which service data becomes accessible. Exploitation requires local access but no privileges or user interaction, and the documented consequence is limited to confidentiality loss.

CVSS severity6.2
Medium
EPSS probability0.11%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper authorization in the clipboard module in Huawei HarmonyOS 5.0.0 allows local users to read confidential service data. Huawei has not disclosed which clipboard operation omits permission validation or which service data becomes accessible. Exploitation requires local access but no privileges or user interaction, and the documented consequence is limited to confidentiality loss.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-51525
Published
Nov 5, 2024
Updated
Sep 18, 2025
Vendor
MindSpore
Product
HarmonyOS
Classifications
CWE-285, T1414
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 5, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 18, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=5.0.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

MindSpore · HarmonyOSversion=5.0.0

Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
6.2Huawei TechnologiesCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-285Improper Authorization
T1414Clipboard Data

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