CVE-2023-6998
Lockscreen bypass in eWeLink App
Improper privilege management vulnerability in CoolKit Technology eWeLink on Android and iOS allows application lockscreen bypass.This issue affects eWeLink before 5.2.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Lockscreen bypass in eWeLink App
Improper privilege management vulnerability in CoolKit Technology eWeLink on Android and iOS allows application lockscreen bypass.This issue affects eWeLink before 5.2.0.
- Record
CVE-2023-6998- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-305
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-59190
Improper privilege management vulnerability in CoolKit Technology eWeLink on Android and iOS allows application lockscreen bypass.This issue affects eWeLink before 5.2.0.
- Record
EUVD-2023-59190- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cxq4-8ff4-35jm
Improper privilege management vulnerability in CoolKit Technology eWeLink on Android and iOS...
Improper privilege management vulnerability in CoolKit Technology eWeLink on Android and iOS allows application lockscreen bypass.This issue affects eWeLink before 5.2.0.
- Record
GHSA-cxq4-8ff4-35jm- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-269, CWE-305
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper privilege management vulnerability in CoolKit Technology eWeLink on Android and iOS allows application lockscreen bypass.This issue affects eWeLink before 5.2.0.
- Record
CVE-2023-6998- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-305
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-6998 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.7) in Coolkit Ewelink, published December 30, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 14th percentile. No source names a fixed version.