VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2016-20024
CVSS score9.3 CRITICAL
EPSS probability0.75%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-03-16
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Description
ZKTeco ZKTime.Net 3.0.1.6 contains an insecure file permissions vulnerability that allows unprivileged users to escalate privileges by modifying executable files. Attackers can exploit world-writable permissions on the ZKTimeNet3.0 directory and its contents to replace executable files with malicious binaries for privilege escalation.
Weakness classification
- CWE-538: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory