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Vulnerability · CVE-2016-20027

ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity 3.0 contains multiple reflected cross-site scripting vulnerabilities that allow attackers to execute arbitrary HTML and script code by injecting m…

Published Mar 16, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · the affected product

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2016-20027. EPSS is 0.25%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No plain product name is stored. The page cannot tell you which product to check.
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium5.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.25%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
See sources for product scope

ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity 3.0 contains multiple reflected cross-site scripting vulnerabilities that allow attackers to execute arbitrary HTML and script code by injecting malicious payloads through unsanitized parameters in multiple scripts. Attackers can craft malicious URLs with XSS payloads in vulnerable parameters to execute scripts in a user's browser session within the context of the affected application.

No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.

How to fix CVE-2016-20027

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2016-20027. EPSS is 0.25%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-79: Cross-site Scripting (XSS). EPSS 0.25%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 16, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity 3.0 contains multiple reflected cross-site scripting vulnerabilities that allow attackers to execute arbitrary HTML and script code by injecting malicious payloads through unsanitized parameters in multiple scripts. Attackers can craft malicious URLs with XSS payloads in vulnerable parameters to execute scripts in a user's browser session within the context of the affected app

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity 3.0 contains multiple reflected cross-site scripting vulnerabilities that allow attackers to execute arbitrary HTML and script code by injecting malicious payloads through unsanitized parameters in multiple scripts. Attackers can craft malicious URLs with XSS payloads in vulnerable parameters to execute scripts in a user's browser session within the context of the affected app

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2016-20027

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2016-20027

    30-day exploitation probability 0.3%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2016-20027

    ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity 3.0 contains multiple reflected cross-site scripting vulnerabilities that allow attackers to execute arbitrary HTML and script code by injecting malicious payloads through unsanitized parameters in multiple scripts. Attackers can craft malicious URLs with XSS

    nvd.nist.gov
  • Packet Storm SecurityCited referencehttps://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138568

    Packet Storm link already published on the finding.

    packetstormsecurity.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 16, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.