VDB-341007 · CVE-2025-68966 · GCVE-0-2025-68966

Huawei HarmonyOS 5.0.1/5.1.0/6.0.0 Notepad information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Huawei HarmonyOS 5.0.1/5.1.0/6.0.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Notepad Module. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-68966. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei HarmonyOS 5.0.1/5.1.0/6.0.0. It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown functionality of the component Notepad Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Permission control vulnerability in the Notepad module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.

It is possible to read the advisory at consumer.huawei.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-68966 since 12/27/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. 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). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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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Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Huawei

Name

HarmonyOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.huawei.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4

VulDB Base Score: 2.5
VulDB Temp Score: 2.5
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.5
NVD Vector: 🔒

CNA Base Score: 5.1
CNA Vector (huawei): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

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-2025-68966 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-68966
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-341007

Entryinfo

Created: 01/14/2026 08:34
Updated: 01/17/2026 08:33
Changes: 01/14/2026 08:34 (63), 01/17/2026 08:33 (11)
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