CVE-2025-68970

Protected media disclosure via bypassed permission verification

Published Jan 14, 2026 · Updated Jan 14, 2026

Authorization bypass in Huawei EMUI and HarmonyOS allows local users to read protected media-library data through a failed permission check. The media library module fails to enforce permission verification, but Huawei has not disclosed the affected operation or input that bypasses it. Exploitation requires low local privileges and user interaction; the published impact is exposure of confidential service data.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.09%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Authorization bypass in Huawei EMUI and HarmonyOS allows local users to read protected media-library data through a failed permission check. The media library module fails to enforce permission verification, but Huawei has not disclosed the affected operation or input that bypasses it. Exploitation requires low local privileges and user interaction; the published impact is exposure of confidential service data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-68970
Published
Jan 14, 2026
Updated
Jan 14, 2026
Vendor
MindSpore
Product
HarmonyOS
Classifications
CWE-20, T1533
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

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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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=3.0.0
  2. Affected versionversion=3.1.0
  3. Affected versionversion=4.0.0
  4. Affected versionversion=4.2.0
  5. Affected versionversion=4.3.0
  6. Affected versionversion=4.3.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

MindSpore · HarmonyOSversion=3.0.0; version=3.1.0; version=4.0.0; version=4.2.0; version=4.3.0; version=4.3.1
MindSpore · EMUIversion=13.0.0; version=14.0.0; version=14.2.0; version=15.0.0

Published CVSS scores

6.1Huawei TechnologiesCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
T1533Data from Local System

Public exploit references

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