CVE-2023-41265

An HTTP Request Tunneling vulnerability found in Qlik Sense Enterprise for Windows for versions...

9.6 CriticalIn KEVPublic exploit

An HTTP Request Tunneling 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 a remote attacker to elevate their privilege by tunneling HTTP requests in the raw HTTP request. This allows them to send requests that get executed by the backend server hosting the repository application. 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: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

88.2%Up 88.2 points since Aug 30, 2023

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 9.6

Record: CVE-2023-41265
CVSS 3.1: 9.6 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:C/UI:N
Weakness: CWE-444
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-45782 9.6

Record: EUVD-2023-45782
CVSS 3.1: 9.6 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:C/UI:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h5r5-8fxj-m5cm 9.6

An HTTP Request Tunneling vulnerability found in Qlik Sense Enterprise for Windows for versions...

Record: GHSA-h5r5-8fxj-m5cm
CVSS 3.1: 9.6 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-444
Updated: 2026-11-02

CISA KEV No score

Qlik Sense HTTP Tunneling Vulnerability

Qlik Sense contains an HTTP tunneling vulnerability that allows an attacker to escalate privileges and execute HTTP requests on the backend server hosting the software.

Record: CVE-2023-41265
Weakness: CWE-444
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 9.6

Record: CVE-2023-41265
CVSS 3.1: 9.6 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS 3.1: 9.9 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-444
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

qlik sense

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
PoC in GitHub	praetorian-inc/zeroqlik-detect	2023-08-30
Nuclei	Qlik Sense Enterprise - HTTP Request Smuggling

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2023-41265 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.6) 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. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 88.2%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.