CVE-2025-53185 Use after free in EMUI
Non-privileged users can exploit a use-after-free flaw in Huawei EMUI and HarmonyOS to access released memory, compromising service integrity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-53185?
CVE-2025-53185 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 7 Jul 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Virtual address reuse issue in the memory management module, which can be exploited by non-privileged users to access released memory Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service integrity.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-53185?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos.
How do I fix CVE-2025-53185?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-53185 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2025-53185 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-53185 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Emui
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h8vq-57c7-9jv6.