Huawei HarmonyOS 5.0.0 Device Management Channel improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Huawei HarmonyOS 5.0.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Device Management Channel. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-48909. The attack can only be initiated within the local network. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei HarmonyOS 5.0.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Device Management Channel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Bypass vulnerability in the device management channel Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.

It is possible to read the advisory at consumer.huawei.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-48909 since 05/28/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack can only be initiated within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/06/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-17066). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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CNA Base Score: 7.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/28/2025 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: consumer.huawei.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-48909 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-48909
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-311327
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/06/2025 09:06
Updated: 06/06/2025 19:11
Changes: 06/06/2025 09:06 (63), 06/06/2025 11:02 (1), 06/06/2025 19:11 (1)
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