CVE-2025-21084
Arkcompiler Ets Runtime has an NULL pointer dereference vulnerability
in OpenHarmony v5.0.2 and prior versions allow a local attacker arbitrary code execution in pre-installed apps through through NULL pointer dereference.. This vulnerability can be exploited only in restricted scenarios.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Arkcompiler Ets Runtime has an NULL pointer dereference vulnerability
in OpenHarmony v5.0.2 and prior versions allow a local attacker arbitrary code execution in pre-installed apps through through NULL pointer dereference.. This vulnerability can be exploited only in restricted scenarios.
- Record
CVE-2025-21084- CVSS 3.1
- 3.8 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-7581
in OpenHarmony v5.0.2 and prior versions allow a local attacker arbitrary code execution in pre-installed apps through through NULL pointer dereference.. This vulnerability can be exploited only in restricted scenarios.
- Record
EUVD-2025-7581- CVSS 3.1
- 3.8 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m4f7-qqqh-44m7
in OpenHarmony v5.0.2 and prior versions allow a local attacker arbitrary code execution in pre...
in OpenHarmony v5.0.2 and prior versions allow a local attacker arbitrary code execution in pre-installed apps through through NULL pointer dereference.. This vulnerability can be exploited only in restricted scenarios.
- Record
GHSA-m4f7-qqqh-44m7- CVSS 3.1
- 3.8 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
in OpenHarmony v5.0.2 and prior versions allow a local attacker arbitrary code execution in pre-installed apps through through NULL pointer dereference.. This vulnerability can be exploited only in restricted scenarios.
- Record
CVE-2025-21084- CVSS 3.1
- 3.8 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-21084 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.8) in Openatom Openharmony, published March 4, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 6th percentile. No source names a fixed version.