CVE-2025-46587 Missing authorization in HarmonyOS

Medium 6.2 Published 6 May 2025 Updated 6 May 2025

Attackers can bypass permission controls in the media library to access confidential data on Huawei HarmonyOS devices.

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-2025-46587?

CVE-2025-46587 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 media library module Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.

Weakness: CWE-276, CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-46587?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Huawei Harmonyos.

How do I fix CVE-2025-46587?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-46587 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-2025-46587 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-46587 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Harmonyos vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5p7v-9wpg-4p6w.