OpenharmonyOperating system · Openatom

CVE-2025-27247

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-06-08
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 5.0.3 or later.
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57/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
in OpenHarmony v5.0.3 and prior versions allow a local attacker cause information leak through get permission.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

In OpenHarmony v5.0.3 and prior, a local attacker can exploit the get permission API to cause an information leak. The vulnerability stems from insufficient access controls on the permission getter function, allowing unauthorized local users to access sensitive permission-related information they should not have visibility into.

MitigationApply the vendor patch for OpenHarmony v5.0.3 when available. As a interim measure, restrict local access to permission-related system calls and audit permission configurations.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
OpenharmonyOperating system
Affected:<= 5.0.3

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify OpenHarmony version
    Check system settings or run 'getprop ro.build.version.sdk' or 'cat /proc/version' to determine the installed OpenHarmony version
    Affected if Version is 5.0.3 or prior (any version up to and including 5.0.3)
  2. Locate permission getter API
    Search for permission-related API binaries or services in the system (typically under /system/bin or /vendor/bin) - look for permission manager or access control daemons
    Affected if The permission getter functionality exists and is exposed on the system
  3. Verify API accessibility
    Test whether the permission getter API can be invoked by a non-privileged local user account (different from system/admin users)
    Affected if Non-privileged users can query permission information through the API without authentication or authorization failures
  4. Check for sensitive information exposure
    Query the permission API using a standard user account and inspect the output for permission details that should be restricted (such as other apps permissions, system permissions, or protected permission grants)
    Affected if The API returns permission data that the querying user should not have visibility into based on least-privilege principles

If your OpenHarmony version is 5.0.3 or prior AND the permission getter API is accessible to unauthorized local users, you are affected by this information leak vulnerability.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 5.0.3
Interim mitigation

Apply the vendor patch for OpenHarmony v5.0.3 when available. As a interim measure, restrict local access to permission-related system calls and audit permission configurations.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

OpenHarmony 5.0.4 or later

  1. Identify all OpenHarmony devices/systems running version 5.0.3 or prior
  2. Consult the official OpenHarmony release notes or gitee.com repository for version 5.0.4 or later releases that address this vulnerability
  3. Obtain the official OpenHarmony update package from trusted sources
  4. Follow the standard OpenHarmony OTA or firmware update process to apply the upgrade
  5. Verify the system is running a version newer than 5.0.3 after the update

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Openharmony Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
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