Local code execution via storage-service use-after-free
Published May 19, 2026 · Updated May 19, 2026
Use-after-free in filemanagement_storage_service in OpenHarmony 5.0.3 through 6.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code. OpenHarmony has not disclosed the affected function, freed object, trigger input, or execution path within the storage service. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and no user interaction; the published CVSS vector records availability impact only, despite the code-execution description.
Summary
What happened
Use-after-free in filemanagement_storage_service in OpenHarmony 5.0.3 through 6.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code. OpenHarmony has not disclosed the affected function, freed object, trigger input, or execution path within the storage service. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and no user interaction; the published CVSS vector records availability impact only, despite the code-execution description.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-28733
- Published
- May 19, 2026
- Updated
- May 19, 2026
- Vendor
- OpenHarmony
- Product
- OpenHarmony
- Classifications
- CWE-416
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 19, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 19, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=v5.0.3 <=v6.0
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