CVE-2016-20028 MEDIUM

CVE-2016-20028: ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity 3.0 Cross-Site Request Forgery Superadmin

Vendor Zkteco Inc.
Product ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity
Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF
Published March 15, 2026
Last update June 8, 2026

CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity 3.0 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to perform administrative actions by tricking logged-in users into visiting malicious websites. Attackers can craft HTTP requests that add superadmin accounts without validity checks, enabling unauthorized administrative access when authenticated users visit attacker-controlled pages.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 15, 2026 CVE published
June 8, 2026 Record updated

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