Link following in HYPR Workforce Access
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in HYPR Workforce Access on Windows allows User-Controlled Filename.This issue affects Workforce Access: before 8.7.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYPR | Workforce Access | before 8.7 | 8.7 | Patch available | CNA |
- Workforce Access VendorHYPR Affected before 8.7 Fixed in 8.7 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Workforce Access (HYPR) Fixed in 8.7
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
HYPR Workforce Access 8.7
4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-05813 Buffer overflow in HYPR Workforce AccessPriority LOW 35
- TI-2023-05815 Link following in HYPR Workforce AccessPriority LOW 33
- TI-2023-04687 Path traversal in HYPR Workforce AccessPriority LOW 30
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-6335
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mmp5-hrvp-29pp
References
Advisory 1
More HYPR Workforce Access vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-00790 Incorrect permission assignment in HYPR Workforce Access CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-03010 Incorrect permission assignment in HYPR Workforce Access CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-05813 Buffer overflow in HYPR Workforce Access CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-05815 Link following in HYPR Workforce Access CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-01839 Deserialization of untrusted data in HYPR Windows WFA CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-00059 Link following in HYPR Workforce Access CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2023-6335 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-6335 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mmp5-hrvp-29pp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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