Local media disclosure via permission bypass
Published Jan 14, 2026 · Updated Jan 14, 2026
Permission bypass in Huawei EMUI and HarmonyOS media library modules allows local users to read protected media without interaction. Huawei has not published the specific permission check or request path that accepts untrusted local input without enforcing authorization. Local access is required, no privileges or user interaction are required, and the documented consequence is limited to confidentiality loss.
Summary
What happened
Permission bypass in Huawei EMUI and HarmonyOS media library modules allows local users to read protected media without interaction. Huawei has not published the specific permission check or request path that accepts untrusted local input without enforcing authorization. Local access is required, no privileges or user interaction are required, and the documented consequence is limited to confidentiality loss.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-68959
- Published
- Jan 14, 2026
- Updated
- Jan 14, 2026
- Vendor
- MindSpore
- Product
- HarmonyOS
- Classifications
- CWE-200, T1005
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 14, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 14, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=4.3.0
- Affected versionversion=4.3.1
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