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.
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- Exploited
- No known exploitation
- Fix
- No fix listed
- Who is exposed
- Specific setups only
Do first: Check whether your setup matches what the bug needs. Affects HarmonyOS 7.0.0 and HarmonyOS 6.1.0 (phones/tablets bulletin)
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- Published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- A 0-100 score for how much a CVE matters across the industry: exploitation, exposure, how widely the software is used, severity and whether a fix exists.What do these mean? →
- 14/100 · provisional
- How many real-world setups can hit the bug, from the vendor's advisory and CISA data. It does not know your setup.What do these mean? →
- Specific setups only
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: partial
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.
Read the original description
Permission control vulnerability in the background task management module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service integrity.
What to do
Check whether your setup matches what the bug needs.
Affects HarmonyOS 7.0.0 and HarmonyOS 6.1.0 (phones/tablets bulletin)Workaround: The checked facts do not list a workaround. Until a fix is confirmed, follow Huawei's bulletin for any guidance it gives.
Timeline
- CVE published
- First seen by cve.now
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Huawei HarmonyOS
6.1.0, 7.0.0
Evidence 3
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Corrections
None so far.
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Questions about CVE-2026-101171
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: consumer.huawei.com
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: consumer.huawei.com
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: consumer.huawei.com
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: cve.now feed data
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: consumer.huawei.com