CVE-2023-41266
Qlik Sense Path Traversal Vulnerability
- High 8.2
- Exploited: added to CISA KEV 7 Dec 2023
- Used in ransomware campaigns
Description
A path traversal vulnerability found in Qlik Sense Enterprise for Windows for versions May 2023 Patch 3 and earlier, February 2023 Patch 7 and earlier, November 2022 Patch 10 and earlier, and August 2022 Patch 12 and earlier allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to generate an anonymous session. This allows them to transmit HTTP requests to unauthorized endpoints. This is fixed in August 2023 IR, May 2023 Patch 4, February 2023 Patch 8, November 2022 Patch 11, and August 2022 Patch 13.
Key facts
- Published
- 29 Aug 2023
- Last changed
- 5 Aug 2026
- Assigned by
- mitre
- KEV added
- 7 Dec 2023
- KEV fix due
- 28 Dec 2023
- Used in ransomware
- Yes, according to CISA
- EPSS
- 84.843% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.715% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
- SSVC (CISA)
- Exploitation: active; Automatable: yes; Technical impact: total
Severity scores
Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.
- 8.2CVSS 3.1, Highfrom the CNA (mitre)
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:H/I:L/PR:N/S:U/UI:N
What to do
- Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.CISA KEV required action
Historical context and remediation
This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.
No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.
Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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Timeline
- 29 Aug 2023 Published
- 7 Dec 2023 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue
Weakness
Practice this bug class
HackZoneLabs has a hands-on lab on Path traversal (CWE-22).