HarmonyosOperating system · Huawei

CVE-2025-64312

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-11-28
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Permission control vulnerability in the file management module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

This is an authorization vulnerability in a file management component where permission controls are insufficiently enforced. An attacker could potentially access or manipulate files beyond their authorized scope, compromising service confidentiality.

MitigationImplement robust authorization checks at every file operation entry point and enforce principle of least privilege for file access permissions.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
HarmonyosOperating system
Affected:= 5.0.1= 5.1.0= 6.0.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify HarmonyOS version
    Check the device or system settings for the HarmonyOS version number. On most HarmonyOS devices, this is found under Settings > About Phone > Version, or by querying the system properties via command line if available.
    Affected if The installed version is exactly 5.0.1, 5.1.0, or 6.0.0, matching one of the listed affected versions.
  2. Locate file management component
    Identify if the native file management application or file management APIs are present and accessible on the system. This may include default file browsers, file picker components, or file access services bundled with HarmonyOS.
    Affected if The file management component is present and operational on the device.
  3. Verify file access permission controls
    Inspect the file management component's permission configuration. Check if proper authorization checks are enforced on file operations such as read, write, delete, or share operations.
    Affected if Authorization controls are missing, weak, or can be bypassed for file operations outside the user's authorized scope.
  4. Test file operation boundaries
    If you have access to the system, attempt file operations across different user contexts or directories to verify whether the permission model properly restricts access beyond authorized directories.
    Affected if Files or directories outside the user's authorized scope can be accessed, modified, or listed through the file management component.

A device is affected if it runs HarmonyOS version 5.0.1, 5.1.0, or 6.0.0 and utilizes the vulnerable file management component with insufficient authorization controls.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement robust authorization checks at every file operation entry point and enforce principle of least privilege for file access permissions.

Fix this in Harmonyos Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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