CVE DATABASE / CVE-2023-41266
CVE-2023-41266
Qlik Sense Path Traversal Vulnerability
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2023-12-07.
Federal remediation 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.
Summary
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.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 8.2 (HIGH) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | LOW |
| Availability | NONE |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
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References
- https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/Critical-Security-fixes-for-Qlik-Sense-Enterprise-for-Windows/ta-p/2110801
- https://community.qlik.com/t5/Release-Notes/tkb-p/ReleaseNotes
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41266
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2025-10-31. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.