5.5

CVE-2025-21097: Arkcompiler Ets Runtime has a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability

Analyzed
Published 04-03-2025Last modified 04-03-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-21097 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in openatom openharmony. EPSS estimates a 0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 3.3, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.14%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 04-03-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-03-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

in OpenHarmony v5.0.2 and prior versions allow a local attacker cause DOS through NULL pointer dereference.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.14%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

3%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.14% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Openatom1 product
Openharmony1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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