Incorrect authorization in Huawei EG8141A5
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
Huawei EG8141A5 devices through V5R019C00S100, EG8145V5 devices through V5R019C00S100, and EG8145V5-V2 devices through V5R021C00S184 allow the Epuser account to disable ONT firewall functionality, e.g., to remove the default blocking of the SSH and TELNET TCP ports, aka HWNO-56Q3.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-49599
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mvv2-f7c3-j32m
References
More Huawei vulnerabilities
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- TI-2016-02580 Code injection in Apache Struts through Dynamic Method Invocation KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2020-00067 Out-of-bounds write in Android KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-01829 Use after free in Android KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2017-10594 Heap-based buffer overflow in dnsmasq before 2.78 allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-12631 Improper input validation in Huawei HG532 CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-49599 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-49599 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mvv2-f7c3-j32m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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