CVE-2026-41967
Description
Permission control vulnerability in the manufacturability design module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.
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A permission control vulnerability in Huawei's manufacturability design module could allow an attacker to affect device availability.
Vulnerability
Overview CVE-2026-41967 is a permission control vulnerability residing in the manufacturability design module of Huawei devices running HarmonyOS and EMUI. The flaw arises from inadequate permission checks within this module, potentially allowing unauthorized operations that impact system availability [1].
Exploitation
An attacker with local access to the device could exploit this vulnerability by bypassing the intended permission controls in the manufacturability design module. The exact attack vector is not detailed, but the vulnerability is classified as medium severity with a CVSS v3 score of 5.9, indicating that exploitation requires some level of access or specific conditions.
Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to a denial of service condition, affecting the availability of the device. The impact is limited to availability, with no reported effects on confidentiality or integrity.
Mitigation
Huawei has addressed this vulnerability in its May 2026 security bulletin, which includes patches for affected versions of HarmonyOS and EMUI. Users are advised to update their devices to the latest firmware to mitigate the risk [1].
AI Insight generated on May 18, 2026. Synthesized from this CVE's description and the cited reference URLs; citations are validated against the source bundle.
Patches
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