Owlet Camera OS command injection

published 2024-05-15 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-58563

cvss: 7.2; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.7%; EPSS 2.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits: 0; none known

A command injection vulnerability exists in the IOCTL that manages OTA updates. A specially crafted command can lead to command execution as the root user. An attacker can make authenticated requests to trigger this vulnerability.

Patch / fix

fixed in 4

Owlet Cam v2 4.2.10
Owlet Cam v1 4.2.11
owlet cam_v2 4.2.10
owlet cam_v1 4.2.11

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-05-15)

Exploit prediction

2.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

bitdefender.com https://bitdefender.com/blog/labs/notes-on-throughtek-kalay-vulnerabilities-and-their-impact/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.2	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Owlet Cam v2
Owlet Cam v1
owlet cam_v2
owlet cam_v1

Classification

Weakness

CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

References

bitdefender.com /blog/labs/notes-on-throughtek-kalay-vulnerabilities-and-their-impact/
exploit, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-6321
NVD CVE-2023-6321

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Summary