CVE-2025-53178 Missing authorization in EMUI

Medium 4.8 Published 7 Jul 2025 Updated 7 Jul 2025

Attackers can bypass permissions in the calendar storage module, potentially disrupting schedule reminders on Huawei devices.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2025-53178?

CVE-2025-53178 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 7 Jul 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Permission bypass vulnerability in the calendar storage module Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect the schedule reminder function of head units.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-53178?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos.

How do I fix CVE-2025-53178?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-53178 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-2025-53178 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-53178 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Emui vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-38wj-jq62-7fx7.