CVE-2024-13966
ZKTeco BioTime default password
HIGH
7.3
CVSS Score
Published: May 27, 2025 at 06:35 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:03 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorBioTime
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Severity
HIGH7.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
PoC
Description
ZKTeco BioTime allows unauthenticated attackers to enumerate usernames and log in as any user with a password unchanged from the default value '123456'. Users should change their passwords (located under the Attendance Settings tab as "Self-Password").
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
Third Party Advisory
Source: 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725
https://krashconsulting.com/fury-of-fingers-biotime-rce/Third Party Advisory
Source: 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2025/va-25-148-01.jsonThird Party Advisory
Source: 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-13966Product
Source: 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725
https://zkteco-store.ru/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ZKBio-CVSecurity-6.0.0-User-Manual_EN-v1.0_20230616.pdfVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.zkteco.com/en/Security_Bulletinsibs/18SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCPoCAutomatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
7.3HIGHcisa-cg
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- LOW
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-1393
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