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CVE-2016-20024

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 0.73% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2026-03-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
exploit

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CVE
CVE-2016-20024
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
0.73%

Original NVD Description

ZKTeco ZKTime.Net 3.0.1.6 contains an insecure file permissions vulnerability that allows unprivileged users to escalate privileges by modifying executable files. Attackers can exploit world-writable permissions on the ZKTimeNet3.0 directory and its contents to replace executable files with malicious binaries for privilege escalation.