{
  "id": "CVE-2023-38950",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2023-38950",
  "published": "2023-08-03T23:15:11.117Z",
  "modified": "2026-07-09T13:57:25.203Z",
  "score": 7.5,
  "severity": "high",
  "cvss_version": "3.1",
  "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
  "score_source": "NVD",
  "epss": 0.92468,
  "epss_percentile": 0.99824,
  "exploited": true,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2025-05-19",
    "due": "2025-06-09",
    "action": "Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.",
    "ransomware": "Unknown",
    "name": "ZKTeco BioTime Path Traversal Vulnerability",
    "notes": "https://www.zkteco.com/en/Security_Bulletinsibs ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38950"
  },
  "ssvc_exploitation": "active",
  "vendors": [
    "zkteco"
  ],
  "products": [
    "zkteco biotime"
  ],
  "cwes": [
    "CWE-22"
  ],
  "description": "A path traversal vulnerability in the iclock API of ZKTeco BioTime v8.5.5 allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files via supplying a crafted payload. This vulnerability was fixed in version 9.0.120240617.19506 of ZKBioTime.",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Primary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": null,
    "cvss_v31": 7.5,
    "cvss_v30": null
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://claroty.com/team82/disclosure-dashboard/cve-2023-38950",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://sploitus.com/exploit?id=PACKETSTORM:177859",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-38950",
      "tags": [
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.fortinet.com/content/dam/fortinet/assets/reports/report-incident-response-middle-east.pdf",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link",
        "Technical Description"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38950",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
    {
      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
    }
  ]
}