CVE-2016-20026
ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity 3.0 Hardcoded Credentials Remote Code Execution
CRITICAL 9.3EPSS 0.8%
ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity 3.0 contains hardcoded credentials in the bundled Apache Tomcat server that allow unauthenticated attackers to access the manager application. Attackers can authenticate with hardcoded credentials stored in tomcat-users.xml to upload malicious WAR archives containing JSP applications and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
- Affected
- ZKTeco Inc. · ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity
- CVSS v4.0 VULNCHECK
- 9.3 CRITICAL
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS v3.1 VULNCHECK
- 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS
- 0.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 56th percentile
- Published
- 2026-03-15
- Updated
- 2026-07-28