CVE-2022-36634

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-10-08. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

An access control issue in ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity V5000 3.0.5_r allows attackers to arbitrarily create admin users via a crafted HTTP request.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EPSS
59.3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

October 7, 2022

Last Modified

July 9, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jul 5, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Full Disclosure: ZKBioSecurity 3.0.5- Privilege Escalation to Admin (CVE-2022-36634)

https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Sep/29
generic

ZKTeco | Biometrics and Computer Vision

http://zkteco.com

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 12× in last 7d / 52× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  7. 2026-07-09 02:56 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 8.8 · severity → HIGH
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-36634?
CVE-2022-36634 is a high vulnerability published on October 7, 2022. An access control issue in ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity V5000 3.0.5_r allows attackers to arbitrarily create admin users via a crafted HTTP request.
When was CVE-2022-36634 disclosed?
CVE-2022-36634 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 7, 2022, with the most recent update on July 9, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-36634 actively exploited?
CVE-2022-36634 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 59.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-36634?
CVE-2022-36634 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2022-36634?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-36634, 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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