OpenHarmony up to 5.1.0.x type confusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in OpenHarmony up to 5.1.0.x. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to type confusion. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-25277. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenHarmony up to 5.1.0.x. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a type confusion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-843. The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

in OpenHarmony v5.1.0 and prior versions allow a local attacker arbitrary code execution in pre-installed apps through using incompatible type. This vulnerability can be exploited only in restricted scenarios.

It is possible to read the advisory at gitcode.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-25277 since 03/02/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Temp Score: 4.5
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CNA Base Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Type confusion
CWE: CWE-843
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/02/2025 CVE reserved
03/16/2026 +379 days Advisory disclosed
03/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/20/2026 +4 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gitcode.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-25277 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-25277
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-351215

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2026 09:48
Updated: 03/20/2026 22:23
Changes: 03/16/2026 09:48 (60), 03/20/2026 22:23 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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