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CVE-2023-38950

Path Traversal — is CVE-2023-38950real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community ground truth.

High · CVSS 7.5EPSS 84.9%CISA KEVCWE-22 · Path Traversal

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

A path traversal vulnerability in the iclock API of ZKTeco BioTime v8.5.5 allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files via supplying a crafted payload. This vulnerability was fixed in version 9.0.120240617.19506 of ZKBioTime.

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Community real-world severity: High (High 3) — CVSS base score 7.5

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    Field note · Priya NairCurated

    Confirmed exploited in the wild — listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2025-05-19). Treat as real and prioritize patching over triage.

Same weaknessCWE-22 · Path Traversal.