What is CVE-2023-6181?

CVE-2023-6181 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-12-11.

How severe is CVE-2023-6181?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2023-6181

An oversight in BCB handling of reboot reason that allows for persistent code execution

Published 2023-12-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (28.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 28.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

References

source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/chromecast/2023-12-01 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-6181?: CVE-2023-6181 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-12-11.
How severe is CVE-2023-6181?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.