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Huawei HarmonyOS file parsing module DoS via uncontrolled recursion

Priority LOW 19CWE-674Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-674.

Summary

Huawei HarmonyOS from 6.1.0 and from 7.0.0 contains a denial-of-service flaw in its file parsing module, classified as CWE-674 (Uncontrolled Recursion). Successful exploitation may affect availability. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3 (MEDIUM), with a network attack vector that needs no privileges but requires user interaction. CISA has not added it to KEV, no exploit is referenced, and CISA's SSVC rates exploitation as none and automatable as no.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-02

Description from the CNA

DoS vulnerability in the file parsing module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00161 5th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
HuaweiHarmonyOS6.1.0; 7.0.0—No fix listedCNA
  • HarmonyOS VendorHuawei Affected 6.1.0; 7.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Huawei
  • cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Huawei

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for the affected HarmonyOS versions, so none can be named. Apply Huawei's update once a fix is released.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-02

Timeline

  1. 2026-11-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-101180
  2. 2026-11-02 Alias added: GHSA-fm4c-g4r5-j629
  3. 2026-11-02 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

  • TI-2019-00485 Use after free in Microsoft Windows KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • 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
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