Huawei HarmonyOS 5.0.1/5.1.0 Devicemanager authentication bypass

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Huawei HarmonyOS 5.0.1/5.1.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Devicemanager Module. Performing a manipulation results in authentication bypass. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-54622. The attack needs to be approached within the local network. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei HarmonyOS 5.0.1/5.1.0. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Devicemanager Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication bypass vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-305. The authentication algorithm is sound, but the implemented mechanism can be bypassed as the result of a separate weakness that is primary to the authentication error. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Binding authentication bypass vulnerability in the devicemanager module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.

The advisory is shared at consumer.huawei.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-54622 since 07/28/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The attack needs to be done within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for 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 08/21/2025).

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

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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NVD Base Score: 7.4
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CNA Base Score: 8.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authentication bypass
CWE: CWE-305 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/28/2025 CVE reserved
08/06/2025 +9 days Advisory disclosed
08/06/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/21/2025 +15 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: consumer.huawei.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-54622 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-54622
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-318993

Entryinfo

Created: 08/06/2025 08:27
Updated: 08/21/2025 04:47
Changes: 08/06/2025 08:27 (62), 08/06/2025 13:41 (1), 08/21/2025 04:47 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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