CVE-2023-41265 CRITICAL

CVE-2023-41265

Vendor N/A
Product n/a
KEV Status Known Exploited
Ransomware Used in campaigns
Published August 29, 2023
Last update October 30, 2025

CVSS base score

9.6/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An HTTP Request Tunneling 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 a remote attacker to elevate their privilege by tunneling HTTP requests in the raw HTTP request. This allows them to send requests that get executed by the backend server hosting the repository application. This is fixed in August 2023 IR, May 2023 Patch 4, February 2023 Patch 8, November 2022 Patch 11, and August 2022 Patch 13.

CISA mandated remediation

02CISA Required Action

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

Key dates

03Disclosure timeline

August 29, 2023 CVE published
October 30, 2025 Record updated