OpenHarmony <=5.0.3 Local AUE via tcb
CVE-2025-27128 Published on August 11, 2025

liteos_a has an UAF vulnerability
in OpenHarmony v5.0.3 and prior versions allow a local attacker arbitrary code execution in tcb through use after free.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2025-27128 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity, and a high impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?

Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.

CVE-2025-27128 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.


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Affected Versions

OpenHarmony:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.03%
Percentile
7.82%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.