VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-53937

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.22%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2025-12-18
Last modified2026-10-29
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Hubstaff 1.6.13 and 1.6.14 contain a DLL search order hijacking vulnerability that allows attackers to replace a missing system32 wow64log.dll with a malicious library. Attackers can generate a custom DLL using Metasploit and place it in the system32 directory to obtain a reverse shell during application startup.

Weakness classification

  • disclosure@vulncheck.com: CWE-427

Primary references