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CVE-2025-52458

in OpenHarmony v5.1.0 and prior versions allow a local attacker arbitrary code execution in pre-installed apps through out-of-bounds write.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.16%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.16%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

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

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.16% probability · 5th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-787
Affected
openatom/openharmony
Source
scy@openharmony.io
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 0.16%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 0.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.