CVE-2016-20025CWE-552
ZKTeco ZKAccess Professional 3.5.3 Privilege Escalation via Insecure Permissions
High · published March 15, 2026
What it is
ZKTeco ZKAccess Professional 3.5.3 contains an insecure file permissions vulnerability that allows authenticated users to escalate privileges by modifying executable files. Attackers can leverage the Modify permission granted to the Authenticated Users group to replace executable binaries with malicious code for privilege escalation.
The record
Technical detail
- CVSS v4.0
- 8.7 · HIGH
- Vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- EPSS
- 0.00451 · 37.9th percentile
- Weakness
- CWE-552 · Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
- Published
- 2026-03-15T13:35Z
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