CVE-2025-54608 Missing authorization in HarmonyOS

Medium 6.2 Published Updated

Attackers can arbitrarily change device screen orientation without permission verification in HarmonyOS, bypassing security controls.

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-2025-54608?

CVE-2025-54608 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Huawei Harmonyos, published on 6 Aug 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability that allows setting screen rotation direction without permission verification in the screen management module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause device screen orientation to be arbitrarily set.

Weakness: CWE-862, CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-54608?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Huawei Harmonyos.

How do I fix CVE-2025-54608?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-54608 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-2025-54608 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-54608 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Harmonyos vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4vhc-rh4w-546j.

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