Huawei HarmonyOS 6.1.0/7.0.0 File Parsing resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Huawei HarmonyOS 6.1.0/7.0.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component File Parsing Module. This manipulation causes resource consumption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-101180. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Huawei HarmonyOS 6.1.0/7.0.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component File Parsing Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

DoS vulnerability in the file parsing module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.

The advisory is shared at consumer.huawei.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-101180 since 09/28/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. 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 11/02/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

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: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.5
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CNA Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/28/2026 CVE reserved
11/02/2026 +35 days Advisory disclosed
11/02/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/02/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: consumer.huawei.com
Status: Confirmed

CNA: huawei
CVE: CVE-2026-101180 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-101180
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-429769

Entryinfo

Created: 11/02/2026 07:50
Changes: 11/02/2026 07:50 (62)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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