CVE-2023-38956
A path traversal vulnerability in ZKTeco BioAccess IVS v3.3.1 allows unauthenticated attackers to...
A path traversal vulnerability in ZKTeco BioAccess IVS v3.3.1 allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files via supplying a crafted payload.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
A path traversal vulnerability in ZKTeco BioAccess IVS v3.3.1 allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files via supplying a crafted payload.
- Record
CVE-2023-38956- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A path traversal vulnerability in ZKTeco BioAccess IVS v3.3.1 allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files via supplying a crafted payload.
- Record
CVE-2023-38956- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-42716 No score
A path traversal vulnerability in ZKTeco BioAccess IVS v3.3.1 allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files via supplying a crafted payload.
- Record
EUVD-2023-42716- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-24cq-5jcg-gqj5
7.5
A path traversal vulnerability in ZKTeco BioAccess IVS v3.3.1 allows unauthenticated attackers to...
A path traversal vulnerability in ZKTeco BioAccess IVS v3.3.1 allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files via supplying a crafted payload.
- Record
GHSA-24cq-5jcg-gqj5- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-38956 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Zkteco Bioaccess Ivs, published August 3, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.73%, the 54th percentile. No source names a fixed version.