CVE-2026-58561 Null dereference in HarmonyOS
Medium 4.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-58561 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-58561 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei HarmonyOS, published on 17 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-58561 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Huawei HarmonyOS. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-58561/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-58561/index.md)
A null pointer dereference in the image codec module allows attackers to cause a denial of service on 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-2026-58561?
CVE-2026-58561 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei HarmonyOS, published on 17 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Null pointer dereference issue in the image codec module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-58561?
How do I fix CVE-2026-58561?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-58561 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-58561 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-58561 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cgh6-86mg-ch5j.