CVE-2025-68957

Availability loss via undisclosed card-framework race

Published Jan 14, 2026 · Updated Jan 14, 2026

A multi-thread race in Huawei HarmonyOS 6.0.0 allows local users to affect availability through the card framework module. Huawei identifies the card framework as the locus but has not disclosed the shared resource, racing operations, or missing synchronization. Local access is required; the published material does not specify whether exploitation causes a hang, crash, reboot, or another interruption.

CVSS severity8.4
High
EPSS probability0.11%
Next 30 days · Sep 17, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

A multi-thread race in Huawei HarmonyOS 6.0.0 allows local users to affect availability through the card framework module. Huawei identifies the card framework as the locus but has not disclosed the shared resource, racing operations, or missing synchronization. Local access is required; the published material does not specify whether exploitation causes a hang, crash, reboot, or another interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-68957
Published
Jan 14, 2026
Updated
Jan 14, 2026
Vendor
MindSpore
Product
HarmonyOS
Classifications
CWE-362
Attack vector
local
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 14, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 14, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=6.0.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

MindSpore · HarmonyOSversion=6.0.0

Published CVSS scores

8.4Huawei TechnologiesCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.7NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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