Time-based SQL Injection in Dayforce ESS Excelity
Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-89Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
Dayforce ESS Excelity is vulnerable to Time Based-Blind SQL Injection in password recovery functionality. The unauthenticated attacker can prepare GET request with one of the parameters filled in with an arbitrary SQL query. The parameter is interpreted as part of SQL predicate resulting in Time-Based Blind SQL Injection. This issue was fixed in version V3.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00289 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed ESS Excelity (Dayforce): V3
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA ESS Excelity (Dayforce) Fixed in V3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-73640
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wrm6-gm2g-4hgx
- 2026-10-13 Title updated · CNA
- 2026-10-13 Fix available: Dayforce/ESS Excelity@V3 · CNA
- 2026-10-13 1 new reference · CNA
References
More Dayforce vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-51726 Path Traversal in Dayforce ESS Excelity CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2026-51725 Multiple Reflected XSS in Dayforce ESS Excelity CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-73640 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-73640 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wrm6-gm2g-4hgx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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