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CVE-2023-6998: Lockscreen bypass in eWeLink App

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.7 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-12-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-305

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.

Affected products

• CoolKit Ewelink: before 5.2.0 — fixed in 5.2.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: CoolKit Ewelink 5.2.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://cert.pl/en/posts/2023/12/CVE-2023-6998/
• https://cert.pl/posts/2023/12/CVE-2023-6998/
• https://ewelink.cc/app/
• https://cert.pl/en/posts/2023/12/CVE-2023-6998/
• https://cert.pl/posts/2023/12/CVE-2023-6998/
• https://ewelink.cc/app/

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