Path Traversal Vuln in Huawei SMS App - Availability Impact
CVE-2026-41972 Published on June 9, 2026
Path traversal vulnerability in the SMS app. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-41972 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Directory traversal Vulnerability?
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
CVE-2026-41972 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-41972
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Affected Versions
Huawei HarmonyOS:- Version 6.1.0 is affected.
- Version 6.0.0 is affected.
- Version 5.1.0 is affected.