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CVE-2024-13966

ZKTeco BioTime default password

Published: May 27, 2025Updated: Sep 26, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD csafCWE-1393
NVD MITRE
7.3CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 76.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

ZKTeco BioTime is a web-based time and attendance management software. A default password vulnerability was found that allows an attacker to log in to any user account that does not change their password. Attackers utilizing this obtain user credentials and can possibly perform actions as an administrative user if able to successfully log in as one. Users should change their passwords (located under the Attendance Settings tab as "Self-Password").

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:LI:LA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-1393

Affected Products

BioTimeZKTeco
On-prem
Security Products / identity-access-mgmt
biotimezkteco
On-prem
Security Products / identity-access-mgmt
zktecocommercialSecurity Products

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available

References

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2025/va-25-148-01.json
raw.githubusercontent.com
https://krashconsulting.com/fury-of-fingers-biotime-rce/
krashconsulting.com
https://zkteco-store.ru/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ZKBio-CVSecurity-6.0.0-User-Manual_EN-v1.0_20230616.pdf
zkteco-store.ru
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Timeline

Published
May 27, 2025
Last Updated
Sep 26, 2025

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