CVE-2016-20030

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-03-16. a secondary CVSS source baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Elevated
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity 3.0 contains a user enumeration vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to discover valid usernames by submitting partial characters via the username parameter. Attackers can send requests to the authLoginAction!login.do script with varying username inputs to enumerate valid user accounts based on application responses.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
43.0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 16, 2026

Last Modified

June 8, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Jun 20, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

Zero Science Lab — Information Security Research & Development Laboratory

https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2016-5366.php
generic

ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity 3.0 User Enumeration via authLoginAction | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/zkteco-zkbiosecurity-user-enumeration-via-authloginaction
generic

Packet Storm

https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138573
generic

IBM X-Force Exchange

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/116485

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2016-20030?
CVE-2016-20030 is a critical vulnerability published on March 16, 2026. ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity 3.0 contains a user enumeration vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to discover valid usernames by submitting partial characters via the username parameter. Attackers can send requests to the authLoginAction!login.do script with varying username inputs to…
When was CVE-2016-20030 disclosed?
CVE-2016-20030 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 16, 2026, with the most recent update on June 8, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2016-20030 actively exploited?
CVE-2016-20030 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 43.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-20030?
CVE-2016-20030 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2016-20030?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2016-20030, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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