CVE-2023-41266Actively exploitedAdded to KEV 2023-12-07Medium severity, CVSS 6.5Known ransomware campaign use

Qlik Sense Path Traversal Vulnerability

Qlik, Sense

Description

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.

CVSS severity

Medium (6.5/10)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Sourced from NVD, reflects how severe this vulnerability is if exploited, not whether it has been. Every advisory on this page is already a CISA-confirmed active exploitation case regardless of its CVSS score.

EPSS, exploit probability

Critical

84.8%

estimated chance of real-world exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.7% of every CVE FIRST.org scores

Refreshed 10/28/2026, via FIRST.org's EPSS model, not CVSS, this measures likelihood of exploitation, not how severe it would be.

Required action

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

CISA-recommended due date: 2023-12-28

CWE-20

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