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CVE-2026-73642: Path Traversal in Dayforce ESS Excelity
- Severity: critical (CVSS 9.2 v4.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-09-28 · updated 2026-10-13
- Weakness: CWE-22
Description
Dayforce ESS Excelity is vulnerable to Path Traversal in file download functionality. An unauthenticated attacker can sent GET request with file path parameter set to any path including an absolute local file path. This issue was fixed in version V4.
Affected products
- Dayforce ESS Excelity: before V4 — fixed in V4
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Dayforce ESS Excelity V4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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