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CVE-2016-20025

Published: Mar 15, 2026

Modified: Mar 16, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

8.8

HIGH

Description

ZKTeco ZKAccess Professional 3.5.3 contains an insecure file permissions vulnerability that allows authenticated users to escalate privileges by modifying executable files. Attackers can leverage the Modify permission granted to the Authenticated Users group to replace executable binaries with malicious code for privilege escalation.

VendorProductVersions

ZKTeco Inc.

ZKTeco ZKAccess Professional

affected
3.5.3 (Build 0005)

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-552

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

Zero Science Lab Disclosure
third-party-advisory
CXSecurity
third-party-advisory
Reference
exploit

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