CVE-2026-41965 Use after free in HarmonyOS

Medium 5.6 Published Updated

A use-after-free vulnerability in HarmonyOS allows attackers to cause a denial of service, impacting system availability.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2026-41965?

CVE-2026-41965 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Huawei HarmonyOS, published on 15 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Use-After-Free (UAF) vulnerability in the web. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.

Weakness: CWE-840

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-41965?

How do I fix CVE-2026-41965?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-41965 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-2026-41965 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-41965 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rmrw-m86p-jc3w.

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