Huawei HarmonyOS 6.1.0 Image Codec null pointer dereference

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Huawei HarmonyOS 6.1.0. This impacts an unknown function of the component Image Codec Module. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-58560. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Huawei HarmonyOS 6.1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Image Codec Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:
Null pointer dereference issue in the image codec module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.
The advisory is shared at consumer.huawei.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-58560 since 07/01/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/17/2026).
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 EUVD (EUVD-2026-60068). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.huawei.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8
VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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CNA Base Score: 4.0
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Exploiting
Class: Null pointer dereferenceCWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
07/01/2026 CVE reserved08/17/2026 Advisory disclosed
08/17/2026 VulDB entry created
08/17/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: huawei.comAdvisory: consumer.huawei.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-58560 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-58560
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-391213
EUVD: 🔒
Entry
Created: 08/17/2026 10:42Updated: 08/17/2026 11:38
Changes: 08/17/2026 10:42 (62), 08/17/2026 11:38 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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