CVE-2026-24926
Published: 06 February 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-24926 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) vulnerability in Huawei Harmonyos. Its CVSS base score is 8.4 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 0.1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-16 (Memory Protection) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
Requires timely identification, reporting, and remediation of flaws such as this out-of-bounds write vulnerability via patching as provided in Huawei bulletins.
Provides memory protection mechanisms like ASLR and DEP that directly prevent exploitation of out-of-bounds writes in the camera module.
Validates boundaries and content of inputs to the camera module to mitigate causes of the out-of-bounds write vulnerability.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Local out-of-bounds write in system camera module (accessible without privileges) enables memory corruption leading to code execution or system-level compromise, directly facilitating T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation.
NVD Description
Out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the camera module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2026-24926 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability (CWE-787) in the camera module of Huawei consumer products, including devices covered under general consumer support and laptops. Published on 2026-02-06, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.4 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating high severity with potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though the primary noted impact is on availability.
A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability with low complexity and no privileges or user interaction required. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to achieve high-impact effects, such as unauthorized data access, modification, or denial of service through the out-of-bounds write in the camera module.
Huawei has published security bulletins addressing this issue, available at https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2026/2/ for general consumer products and https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletinlaptops/2026/2/ for laptops, which likely detail patches and mitigation steps.
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