CVE-2016-20028 ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity 3.0 Cross-Site Request Forgery Superadmin
Attackers can trick authenticated users into creating superadmin accounts via CSRF, leading to unauthorized administrative access in ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-20028?
CVE-2016-20028 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity, published on 15 Mar 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity 3.0 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to perform administrative actions by tricking logged-in users into visiting malicious websites. Attackers can craft HTTP requests that add superadmin accounts without validity checks, enabling unauthorized administrative access when authenticated users visit attacker-controlled pages.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-20028?
How do I fix CVE-2016-20028?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-20028 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-20028 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-20028 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-682f-27jg-c3jv.