Description
A vulnerability has been found in ZKTeco BioTime 9.5.6 Build 20260130.3206. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /personnel/api/employees/ of the component Employee REST API. The manipulation leads to authorization bypass. The attack may be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 9.5.6 Build 3623 is able to resolve this issue. The affected component should be upgraded.
Published: 2026-10-12
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A vulnerability has been found in ZKTeco BioTime 9.5.6 Build 20260130.3206. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /personnel/api/employees/ of the component Employee REST API. The manipulation leads to authorization bypass. The attack may be initiated remotely. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way. A vulnerability has been found in ZKTeco BioTime 9.5.6 Build 20260130.3206. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /personnel/api/employees/ of the component Employee REST API. The manipulation leads to authorization bypass. The attack may be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 9.5.6 Build 3623 is able to resolve this issue. The affected component should be upgraded.
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 4, 'vector': 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:ND/RL:ND/RC:UR'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:X/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:X/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV2_0

{'score': 4, 'vector': 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:ND/RL:OF/RC:C'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:X/RL:O/RC:C'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:X/RL:O/RC:C'}


Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A vulnerability has been found in ZKTeco BioTime 9.5.6 Build 20260130.3206. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /personnel/api/employees/ of the component Employee REST API. The manipulation leads to authorization bypass. The attack may be initiated remotely. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Title ZKTeco BioTime Employee REST API employees authorization
First Time appeared Zkteco
Zkteco biotime
Weaknesses CWE-285
CWE-639
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:zkteco:biotime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Zkteco
Zkteco biotime
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 4, 'vector': 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:ND/RL:ND/RC:UR'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:X/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:X/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-16T12:45:50.379Z

Reserved: 2026-10-11T09:11:22.572Z

Link: CVE-2026-108797

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-13T19:09:41.883Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-12T04:16:48.563

Modified: 2026-10-16T13:16:54.620

Link: CVE-2026-108797

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-17T09:00:08Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-285

    Improper Authorization

  • CWE-639

    Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key