CVE-2023-5097

Local path traversal

Published Jan 16, 2024 · Updated Jun 17, 2025

Path traversal in HYPR Workforce Access before 8.7 allows local users on Windows to traverse outside an intended directory. HYPR has not published the affected file-handling locus or the validation error that lets attacker-controlled path components escape the intended boundary. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access, and the public record does not identify which files can be read, written, or removed.

CVSS severity7.0
High
EPSS probability0.19%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in HYPR Workforce Access before 8.7 allows local users on Windows to traverse outside an intended directory. HYPR has not published the affected file-handling locus or the validation error that lets attacker-controlled path components escape the intended boundary. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access, and the public record does not identify which files can be read, written, or removed.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-5097
Published
Jan 16, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2025
Vendor
HYPR
Product
Workforce Access Client
Classifications
CWE-22, CAPEC-126
Attack vector
local
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 16, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jun 17, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <8.7

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

HYPR · Workforce Access Clientversion=0 <8.7

Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
7.0HYPRCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CAPEC-126Path Traversal

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