# CVE-2026-108795: ZKTeco BioTime System Settings API systemSettings access control

> Remote attackers can access or modify system settings via the System Settings API due to improper access controls in ZKTeco BioTime.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 16 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gw6g-7mcq-52gh

## What is CVE-2026-108795?

CVE-2026-108795 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ZKTeco BioTime, published on 12 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was detected in ZKTeco BioTime 9.5.6 Build 20260130.3206. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /base/api/systemSettings of the component System Settings API. Performing a manipulation results in improper access controls. The attack can be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 9.5.6 Build 3623 can resolve this issue. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control), CWE-266 (Incorrect Privilege Assignment)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-108795?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-108795?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-108795 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-108795 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-108795 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-108795 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-108795 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ZKTeco BioTime, published on 12 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-108795 exists.

Affected product: ZKTeco BioTime. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-108795/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-108795/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-108795
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-108795
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-108795

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-108795/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.