CVE-2025-46586 Missing authorization in HarmonyOS

Medium 5.1 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit permission control flaws in the contacts module to disrupt system availability.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-46586?

CVE-2025-46586 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Huawei Harmonyos, published on 6 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Permission control vulnerability in the contacts module Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.

Weakness: CWE-276, CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-46586?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Huawei Harmonyos.

How do I fix CVE-2025-46586?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-46586 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2025-46586 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-46586 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Harmonyos vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2x3v-hc5x-cgrg.

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