What is CVE-2023-38949?

CVE-2023-38949 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zkteco Biotime. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-08-03.

How severe is CVE-2023-38949?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Zkteco Biotime

CVE-2023-38949

An issue in a hidden API in ZKTeco BioTime v8.5.5 allows unauthenticated attackers to arbitrarily reset the Administrator password via a crafted web request.

Published 2023-08-03 · last modified 2026-07-09.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (35.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 35.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Zkteco Biotime — versions 8.5.5

References

af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Product)
claroty.com/team82/disclosure-dashboard/cve-2023-38949 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38949?: CVE-2023-38949 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zkteco Biotime. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-08-03.
How severe is CVE-2023-38949?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.