Huawei HarmonyOS 6.0.0 Card Framework race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Huawei HarmonyOS 6.0.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component Card Framework Module. This manipulation causes race condition. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-68958. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei HarmonyOS 6.0.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Card Framework Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multi-thread race condition vulnerability in the card framework module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.

It is possible to read the advisory at consumer.huawei.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-68958 since 12/27/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/17/2026).

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 CNNVD (CNNVD-202601-2516). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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CNA Base Score: 8.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/27/2025 CVE reserved
01/14/2026 +18 days Advisory disclosed
01/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/17/2026 +3 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: consumer.huawei.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-68958 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-68958
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-340999
CNNVD: CNNVD-202601-2516 - Huawei HarmonyOS 安全漏洞

Entryinfo

Created: 01/14/2026 08:31
Updated: 01/17/2026 08:15
Changes: 01/14/2026 08:31 (62), 01/16/2026 00:23 (6), 01/17/2026 08:15 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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