December 7, 2023 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2023-41266 — Qlik Sense
known ransomware use
Qlik Sense Path Traversal Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2023-12-07- Federal due date
2023-12-28- Vendor
- Qlik
- Product
- Sense
- EPSS
- 99.7th percentile (score 0.848, as of
2026-09-16) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- 8.2 (HIGH)
- Ransomware use
- Known
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41266
CISA short 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.
Required action
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
NVD description
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.