CVE-2023-41266
A path traversal vulnerability found in Qlik Sense Enterprise for Windows for versions May 2023...
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
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.2
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-41266- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS: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
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.
- Record
EUVD-2023-45783- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS: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...
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.
- Record
GHSA-fxf5-c62c-5f69- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS: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
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-41266- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS: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
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | Qlik Sense Enterprise - Path Traversal |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation | ||
| 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.
References
community.qlik.com/t5/Release-Notes/tkb-p/ReleaseNotes
community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/Critical-Security-fixes-for-Qlik-Sense-Enterprise-for-Windows/ta-p/2110801
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41266
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41266
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fxf5-c62c-5f69