CVE-2023-38952Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Authenticated privilege escalation via unvalidated session roles

Published Aug 3, 2023 · Updated Jul 9, 2026

Access control failure in ZKTeco BioTime through 9.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to invoke administrative functions directly. The application accepts session identifiers without validating the associated user type and fails to enforce the non-admin/admin boundary on administrative endpoints. Any authenticated account can therefore exercise administrator-only functions; the public record does not further bound the reachable functions or resulting data changes.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability2.66%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Access control failure in ZKTeco BioTime through 9.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to invoke administrative functions directly. The application accepts session identifiers without validating the associated user type and fails to enforce the non-admin/admin boundary on administrative endpoints. Any authenticated account can therefore exercise administrator-only functions; the public record does not further bound the reachable functions or resulting data changes.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-38952
Published
Aug 3, 2023
Updated
Jul 9, 2026
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-552, T1068
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 3, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 9, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

7.5NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-552Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

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