Huawei HarmonyOS 6.0.0/6.1.0 stack-based overflow

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3.1$5k-$25k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Huawei HarmonyOS 6.0.0/6.1.0. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-41963. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei HarmonyOS 6.0.0/6.1.0 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack overflow vulnerability in the media platform. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.

It is possible to read the advisory at consumer.huawei.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-41963 since 04/23/2026. The exploitation is known 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 05/15/2026).

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.1

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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

04/23/2026 CVE reserved
05/15/2026 +22 days Advisory disclosed
05/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: consumer.huawei.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-41963 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-41963
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-364163

Entryinfo

Created: 05/15/2026 13:47
Changes: 05/15/2026 13:47 (62)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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