Skip to main content
Exploitation reportedNot in CISA KEV yetFix available

CVE-2022-42953

Exploitation reported by one source. First attested on 2023-10-18 by GCVE · shadowserver.

  • Published2022-12-25
  • Fixed in8.88
  • WeaknessCWE-425

Am I affected?

With a domain, we read the version its public headers and pages expose. A distribution build can carry the fix under an older number.

Description

Certain ZKTeco products (ZEM500-510-560-760, ZEM600-800, ZEM720, ZMM) allow access to sensitive information via direct requests for the form/DataApp?style=1 and form/DataApp?style=0 URLs. The affected versions may be before 8.88 (ZEM500-510-560-760, ZEM600-800, ZEM720) and 15.00 (ZMM200-220-210). The fixed versions are firmware version 8.88 (ZEM500-510-560-760, ZEM600-800, ZEM720) and firmware version 15.00 (ZMM200-220-210).

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-12-2505:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2023-03-28Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB
  3. 2023-10-1818:18Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2023-10-1818:18Exploitation first reportedGCVE

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-42953?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-42953?format=csv
  • TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
  • The EDL and CSV take an API key on the Pro plan.

Versions per branch

NVD
Zkteco zem500 firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
8.88< 8.888.88
Zkteco zem510 firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
8.88< 8.888.88
Zkteco zem560 firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
8.88< 8.888.88

7 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Zkteco zem500 firmware to 8.88

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-51112
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2022-12-25
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-54r9-6x6g-2vfv

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42953?

Certain ZKTeco products (ZEM500-510-560-760, ZEM600-800, ZEM720, ZMM) allow access to sensitive information via direct requests for the form/DataApp?style=1 and form/DataApp?style=0 URLs. The affected versions may be before 8.88 (ZEM500-510-560-760, ZEM600-800, ZEM720) and 15.00 (ZMM200-220-210). The fixed versions are firmware version 8.88 (ZEM500-510-560-760, ZEM600-800, ZEM720) and firmware version 15.00 (ZMM200-220-210).

Is CVE-2022-42953 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2022-42953, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-42953?

CVE-2022-42953 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Hear about the next vulnerability in your software

Surveillance reads the versions in your stack — a domain, a lockfile or a list — checks each CVE against the ranges its sources publish, and alerts you when one you run is exploited or enters CISA KEV. A version it cannot read stays « version not verified ».

Get alerts for this productCISA KEV additions, November 2026Search CVEs

No credit card required · No monthly cap on website lookups · 250 API requests/month

Go further

Related vulnerabilities

Same product first, then the same vendor advisory and the same publication week.

Back to CVE Database

Sources for this record