{
    "id": "CVE-2023-38951",
    "published": "2023-08-03 23:15:11",
    "last_modified": "2026-07-09 01:18:33",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-22",
    "description": "ZKTeco BioTime 8.5.5 through 9.x before 9.0.1 (20240617.19506) allows authenticated attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files on the server via crafted requests to /base/sftpsetting/ endpoints that abuse a path traversal issue in the Username field and a lack of input sanitization on the SSH Key field. Overwriting specific files may lead to arbitrary code execution as NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM.",
    "epss_score": "0.03257",
    "epss_percentile": "0.88038",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-10 18:17:34",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 3,
        "label": "In your normal cycle",
        "why": "Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "zkteco",
            "product": "biotime"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "https://claroty.com/team82/disclosure-dashboard/cve-2023-38951",
        "https://github.com/omair2084/biotime-rce-8.5.5/blob/main/biotime_enum.py",
        "https://krashconsulting.com/fury-of-fingers-biotime-rce/",
        "https://www.zkteco.com/en/ZKBio_Time/ZKBioTime#Download",
        "https://www.zkteco.com/en/announcement",
        "https://claroty.com/team82/disclosure-dashboard/cve-2023-38951",
        "https://sploitus.com/exploit?id=PACKETSTORM:177859"
    ]
}