CVE-2025-24301

Local code execution via use-after-free

Published Mar 4, 2025 · Updated Mar 11, 2025

Use-after-free in the ArkCompiler eTS Runtime in OpenHarmony 4.1.0 through 5.0.2 allows local users to execute code in pre-installed apps. Published records do not identify the affected function or explain which runtime object is accessed after its lifetime ends. Exploitation requires low local privileges and unspecified restricted scenarios; the vendor's assessment reports confidentiality impact only.

CVSS severity3.8
Low
EPSS probability0.17%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Use-after-free in the ArkCompiler eTS Runtime in OpenHarmony 4.1.0 through 5.0.2 allows local users to execute code in pre-installed apps. Published records do not identify the affected function or explain which runtime object is accessed after its lifetime ends. Exploitation requires low local privileges and unspecified restricted scenarios; the vendor's assessment reports confidentiality impact only.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-24301
Published
Mar 4, 2025
Updated
Mar 11, 2025
Vendor
OpenHarmony
Product
OpenHarmony
Classifications
CWE-416
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 4, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 11, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=v4.1.0 <=v5.0.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

OpenHarmony · OpenHarmonyversion=v4.1.0 <=v5.0.2

Published CVSS scores

3.8OpenHarmonyCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-416Use After Free

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