CVE-2026-41960Network attack vector

Availability disruption via undisclosed call permission flaw

Published May 15, 2026 · Updated May 15, 2026

Permission control flaws in calls in Huawei EMUI and HarmonyOS allow remote attackers to disrupt availability via crafted network input. Huawei has not disclosed the affected call-processing locus, the missing permission check, or the resulting failure mode. Exploitation requires user interaction and high-complexity conditions, and the reported availability consequence remains unspecified.

CVSS severity5.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.09%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Permission control flaws in calls in Huawei EMUI and HarmonyOS allow remote attackers to disrupt availability via crafted network input. Huawei has not disclosed the affected call-processing locus, the missing permission check, or the resulting failure mode. Exploitation requires user interaction and high-complexity conditions, and the reported availability consequence remains unspecified.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-41960
Published
May 15, 2026
Updated
May 15, 2026
Vendor
MindSpore
Product
HarmonyOS
Classifications
CWE-200
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 15, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 15, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=4.0.0
  2. Affected versionversion=4.2.0
  3. Affected versionversion=4.3.0
  4. Affected versionversion=4.3.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

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

Published CVSS scores

5.8Huawei TechnologiesCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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