Is CVE-2023-48698 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-48698 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-48698?

CVE-2023-48698 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-48698?

CVE-2023-48698 has an EPSS score of 0.93% (56th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-48698?

Upgrade threadx usbx to 6.3.0 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-48698

MEDIUM

6.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Azure RTOS USBX is a USB host, device, and on-the-go (OTG) embedded stack, that is fully integrated with Azure RTOS ThreadX. An attacker can cause remote code execution due to expired pointer dereference vulnerabilities in Azure RTOS USBX. The affected components include functions/processes in host stack and host classes, related to device linked classes, GSER and HID in RTOS v6.2.1 and below. The fixes have been included in USBX release 6.3.0. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

CWE-754 CWE-825

How to fix

Remediation Available

threadx usbxNVD

Affected:< 6.3.0Fixed in:6.3.0CVE-2023-48698derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorPhysical

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.93%probability of exploitation in 30 days

56thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 56% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

github.com

Embed a live status badge for CVE-2023-48698

Markdown

[![CVE-2023-48698](https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2023-48698.svg)](https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2023-48698)

HTML

<a href="https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2023-48698"><img src="https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2023-48698.svg" alt="CVE-2023-48698"></a>

Find and fix vulnerabilities across your fleet

TridentStack Control continuously scans your Windows, macOS, and Linux fleet for known vulnerabilities, prioritizes them by severity and active exploitation, and patches them automatically.

Start free

This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-10-27.