CVE-2023-41266

A path traversal vulnerability found in Qlik Sense Enterprise for Windows for versions May 2023...

8.2 HighIn KEV

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

84.8%Up 84.8 points since Aug 30, 2023

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.2

Record: CVE-2023-41266
CVSS 3.1: 8.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:H/I:L/PR:N/S:U/UI:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-45783 8.2

Record: EUVD-2023-45783
CVSS 3.1: 8.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:H/I:L/PR:N/S:U/UI:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fxf5-c62c-5f69 8.2

A path traversal vulnerability found in Qlik Sense Enterprise for Windows for versions May 2023...

Record: GHSA-fxf5-c62c-5f69
CVSS 3.1: 8.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-20, CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

CISA KEV No score

Qlik Sense Path Traversal Vulnerability

Qlik Sense contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to create an anonymous session by sending maliciously crafted HTTP requests. This anonymous session could allow the attacker to send further requests to unauthorized endpoints.

Record: CVE-2023-41266
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 8.2

Record: CVE-2023-41266
CVSS 3.1: 8.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

qlik sense

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Nuclei	Qlik Sense Enterprise - Path Traversal

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	exploitation
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, Nuclei, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-41266 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.2) in Qlik Sense, published August 29, 2023. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since December 7, 2023. EUVD reports exploitation since December 7, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 84.8%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.