What is CVE-2023-48426?

CVE-2023-48426 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Chromecast, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2024-04-05.

How severe is CVE-2023-48426?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Google Chromecast

CVE-2023-48426

u-boot bug that allows for u-boot shell and interrupt over UART

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.002 (14.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Chromecast — versions 5.0
Google Chromecast_firmware — versions 5.0
Google Chromecast_ga00439
Google Chromecast_ga3a00403a14
Google Chromecast_h2g2-42
Google Chromecast_nc2-645b
Google Chromecast_nc2-6a5
Google Chromecast_nc2-6a5-d
Google Chromecast_rux-j42

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

dsap-vuln-management@google.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-48426?: CVE-2023-48426 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Chromecast, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2024-04-05.
How severe is CVE-2023-48426?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.