CVE-2023-53937 HIGH

CVE-2023-53937: Hubstaff 1.6.14 DLL Search Order Hijacking via wow64log Library

Vendor Hubstaff
Product Hubstaff
Weakness CWE-427
Published December 18, 2025
Last update April 7, 2026
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CVSS base score

8.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Hubstaff 1.6.14 contains 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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 18, 2025 CVE published
April 7, 2026 Record updated