Is CVE-2023-6998 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-6998 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-6998?

CVE-2023-6998 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.7 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-6998?

CVE-2023-6998 has an EPSS score of 0.24% (15th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-6998?

Upgrade ewelink to 5.2.0 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-6998

HIGH

7.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Improper privilege management vulnerability in CoolKit Technology eWeLink on Android and iOS allows application lockscreen bypass.This issue affects eWeLink before 5.2.0.

CWE-305

How to fix

Remediation Available

ewelinkNVD

Affected:< 5.2.0Fixed in:5.2.0CVE-2023-6998derived 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 VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.24%probability of exploitation in 30 days

15thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 15% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory2

Product1

ewelink.cc

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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 2024-11-21.