CVE-2023-41266

Exp

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.

Published: 2023-08-29 Last update: 2025-10-31 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-41266 is rated Critical Active Threat (92.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 94.22%, 100th percentile). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2023-12-07) affecting Qlik / Sense. a weakness (CWE-22) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

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CISA KEV Record for CVE-2023-41266

Name: Qlik Sense Path Traversal Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2023-12-07

Action due: 2023-12-28

Required action: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-41266

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-25 94.30% 94.22% -0.07%
2 2026-03-04 94.22% 94.30% +0.08%
3 2026-03-01 — 94.22% —

Full EPSS history (49 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-41266

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.2 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 4.2 [email protected]
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 2.5 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-41266

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-41266

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
qlik qlik_sense august_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:-:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense august_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_1:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense august_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_10:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense august_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_11:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense august_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_12:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense august_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_2:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense august_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_3:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense august_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_4:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense august_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_5:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense august_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_6:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense august_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_7:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense august_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_8:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense august_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:august_2022:patch_9:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense february_2023 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2023:-:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense february_2023 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2023:patch_1:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense february_2023 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2023:patch_2:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense february_2023 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2023:patch_3:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense february_2023 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2023:patch_4:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense february_2023 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2023:patch_5:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense february_2023 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2023:patch_6:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense february_2023 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:february_2023:patch_7:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense may_2023 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:may_2023:-:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense may_2023 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:may_2023:patch_1:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense may_2023 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:may_2023:patch_2:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense may_2023 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:may_2023:patch3:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense november_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2022:-:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense november_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2022:patch_1:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense november_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2022:patch_10:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense november_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2022:patch_2:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense november_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2022:patch_3:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense november_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2022:patch_4:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense november_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2022:patch_5:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense november_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2022:patch_6:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense november_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2022:patch_7:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense november_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2022:patch_8:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*
qlik qlik_sense november_2022 cpe:2.3:a:qlik:qlik_sense:november_2022:patch_9:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:*

References for CVE-2023-41266

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