CVE-2025-53168

Covert camera access via SA startup bypass

Published Jul 7, 2025 · Updated Jul 7, 2025

Permission bypass in Huawei HarmonyOS 5.0.1 and 5.1.0 allows remote authenticated users on a peer device to use a distributed camera. The distributed-camera framework bypasses the normal SA startup process and exposes related camera functions; Huawei has not disclosed the specific check or code path that fails. Exploitation requires a low-privileged peer device on an adjacent connection and enables camera use without the device user's awareness, with no reported integrity or availability impact.

CVSS severity5.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Permission bypass in Huawei HarmonyOS 5.0.1 and 5.1.0 allows remote authenticated users on a peer device to use a distributed camera. The distributed-camera framework bypasses the normal SA startup process and exposes related camera functions; Huawei has not disclosed the specific check or code path that fails. Exploitation requires a low-privileged peer device on an adjacent connection and enables camera use without the device user's awareness, with no reported integrity or availability impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-53168
Published
Jul 7, 2025
Updated
Jul 7, 2025
Vendor
MindSpore
Product
HarmonyOS
Classifications
CWE-275, T1125
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 7, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 7, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=5.0.1
  2. Affected versionversion=5.1.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

MindSpore · HarmonyOSversion=5.0.1; version=5.1.0

Published CVSS scores

5.7Huawei PSIRTCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/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
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-275Permission Issues
T1125Video Capture

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