ACTIVELY EXPLOITED

CVE-2023-38950: ZKTeco BioTime Path Traversal Vulnerability

Facts
VendorZKTeco
ProductBioTime
Actively exploitedYes
Added to CISA KEV19 May 2025
CISA federal deadline9 Jun 2025
Weakness (CWE)CWE-22

Required action (CISA's text)

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Description (NVD)

ZKTeco BioTime contains a path traversal vulnerability in the iclock API that allows an unauthenticated attacker to read arbitrary files via supplying a crafted payload.

SOURCES

Data from NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and vendor advisories. Updated 10 Nov 2026.