VDB-344659 · CVE-2026-24925 · GCVE-0-2026-24925

Huawei HarmonyOS 5.1.0/6.0.0 Image heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei HarmonyOS 5.1.0/6.0.0. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Image Module. This manipulation causes heap-based overflow. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-24925. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Huawei HarmonyOS 5.1.0/6.0.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Image Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the image 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-2026-24925 since 01/28/2026. 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 $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/11/2026).

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/

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

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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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.5
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CNA Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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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
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Timelineinfo

01/28/2026 CVE reserved
02/06/2026 +9 days Advisory disclosed
02/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/11/2026 +5 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: consumer.huawei.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-24925 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-24925
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-344659

Entryinfo

Created: 02/06/2026 09:46
Updated: 02/11/2026 08:42
Changes: 02/06/2026 09:46 (63), 02/11/2026 08:42 (11)
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