CVE-2024-13966 (GCVE-0-2024-13966)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-27 18:35 – Updated: 2025-07-14 14:58
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
ZKTeco BioTime default password
Summary
ZKTeco BioTime allows unauthenticated attackers to enumerate usernames and log in as any user with a password unchanged from the default value '123456'. Users should change their passwords (located under the Attendance Settings tab as "Self-Password").
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · cisa-cg (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-05-27 18:35 UTC
CWE
- CWE-1393 - Use of Default Password
References
Date Public
2024-03-28 00:00
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