CVE-2023-6335 Path traversal in Workforce Access

Medium 6.4 Published 16 Jan 2024 Updated 2 Jun 2025

An attacker can exploit improper link resolution to access or modify files via user-controlled filenames in HYPR Workforce Access on Windows.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-6335?

CVE-2023-6335 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in HYPR Workforce Access, published on 16 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-59

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6335?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hypr Workforce Access.

How do I fix CVE-2023-6335?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6335 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2023-6335 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6335 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mmp5-hrvp-29pp.