Huawei HarmonyOS 5.0.0 DSoftBus authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Huawei HarmonyOS 5.0.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component DSoftBus Module. The manipulation leads to authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-48906. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei HarmonyOS 5.0.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component DSoftBus Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Authentication bypass vulnerability in the DSoftBus module Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.

The advisory is shared at consumer.huawei.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-48906 since 05/28/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price 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-2025-17085). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.8

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.8
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CNA Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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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-2025-48906 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-48906
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-311345
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/06/2025 10:31
Updated: 06/06/2025 19:11
Changes: 06/06/2025 10:31 (63), 06/06/2025 12:13 (1), 06/06/2025 19:11 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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