CVE-2024-57962

Service disruption via incomplete VPN verification

Published Feb 6, 2025 · Updated Feb 6, 2025

Incomplete verification in the VPN service module in Huawei HarmonyOS 5.0.0 allows local users to disrupt service availability. Huawei does not disclose which information is incompletely verified, the affected function, or the verification step that is omitted. Exploitation requires local access and user interaction, and the advisory does not identify whether the service hangs, crashes, or restarts.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.19%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incomplete verification in the VPN service module in Huawei HarmonyOS 5.0.0 allows local users to disrupt service availability. Huawei does not disclose which information is incompletely verified, the affected function, or the verification step that is omitted. Exploitation requires local access and user interaction, and the advisory does not identify whether the service hangs, crashes, or restarts.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-57962
Published
Feb 6, 2025
Updated
Feb 6, 2025
Vendor
MindSpore
Product
HarmonyOS
Classifications
CWE-701
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 6, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 6, 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

7.5National Institute of Standards and TechnologyCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
6.1Huawei TechnologiesCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

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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-701Weaknesses Introduced During Design

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