CVE-2024-0068

Local file manipulation via link following

Published Feb 29, 2024 · Updated Sep 3, 2024

Link following in HYPR Workforce Access before 8.7.1 allows local users to manipulate files on macOS through crafted links. HYPR has not published the affected file-handling locus or the specific operation that follows an attacker-controlled link to an unintended file. Exploitation requires low privileges and user interaction and can expose limited data, alter files, and interrupt service.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.20%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Link following in HYPR Workforce Access before 8.7.1 allows local users to manipulate files on macOS through crafted links. HYPR has not published the affected file-handling locus or the specific operation that follows an attacker-controlled link to an unintended file. Exploitation requires low privileges and user interaction and can expose limited data, alter files, and interrupt service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-0068
Published
Feb 29, 2024
Updated
Sep 3, 2024
Vendor
HYPR
Product
Workforce Access Client
Classifications
CWE-59
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 29, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <8.7.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

HYPR · Workforce Access Clientversion=0 <8.7.1

Published CVSS scores

7.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
5.5HYPR CorpCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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Technologies

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