CVE-2023-38950 KEV
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 92.5% (pctl 100)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2025-06-09.
Description
A path traversal vulnerability in the iclock API of ZKTeco BioTime v8.5.5 allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files via supplying a crafted payload. This vulnerability was fixed in version 9.0.120240617.19506 of ZKBioTime.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 92.47% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2025-06-09 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2023-08-03 |
| Last modified | 2026-07-09 |
CISA KEV
| Name | ZKTeco BioTime Path Traversal Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2025-05-19 |
| Due | 2025-06-09 |
| Vendor / product | ZKTeco / BioTime |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| zkteco | biotime |
References
- https://claroty.com/team82/disclosure-dashboard/cve-2023-38950
- https://claroty.com/team82/disclosure-dashboard/cve-2023-38950
- https://sploitus.com/exploit?id=PACKETSTORM:177859
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-38950
- https://www.fortinet.com/content/dam/fortinet/assets/reports/report-incident-response-middle-east.pdf
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