What is CVE-2022-36634?

CVE-2022-36634 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zkteco Zkbiosecurity V5000, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-10-07.

How severe is CVE-2022-36634?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Zkteco Zkbiosecurity V5000

CVE-2022-36634

An access control issue in ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity V5000 3.0.5_r allows attackers to arbitrarily create admin users via a crafted HTTP request.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2022-10-07 · last modified 2026-07-09.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (64.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 64.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Zkteco Zkbiosecurity V5000 — versions 3.0.5.0_r

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Product, Broken Link)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Product)
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Sep/29 (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-36634?: CVE-2022-36634 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zkteco Zkbiosecurity V5000, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-10-07.
How severe is CVE-2022-36634?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.