CVE-2023-41265

CRITICALNVD 9.99.9—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.9 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-12-07), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 9.9 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.9
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS: 85%CVSS: 9.9Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

An HTTP Request Tunneling vulnerability found in Qlik Sense Enterprise for Windows for versions May 2023 Patch 3 and earlier, February 2023 Patch 7 and earlier, November 2022 Patch 10 and earlier, and August 2022 Patch 12 and earlier allows a remote attacker to elevate their privilege by tunneling HTTP requests in the raw HTTP request. This allows them to send requests that get executed by the backend server hosting the repository application. This is fixed in August 2023 IR, May 2023 Patch 4, February 2023 Patch 8, November 2022 Patch 11, and August 2022 Patch 13.

CVSS v3
9.9
EG Score
9.9(high)
EG Risk
100(Act)
EG Risk 100/100SSVC: Act

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity99% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Fix now — active exploitation, automatable, high impact.
EPSS
99.7%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

August 29, 2023

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jul 19, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: cisa.
cisa Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41265
generic

Release Notes | Qlik Community

https://community.qlik.com/t5/Release-Notes/tkb-p/ReleaseNotes
generic

Critical Security fixes for Qlik Sense Enterprise ... - Qlik Community - 2110801

https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/Critical-Security-fixes-for-Qlik-Sense-Enterprise-for-Windows/ta-p/2110801

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 49× in last 7d / 204× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 360 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-23 02:26 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-22 21:42 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-22 21:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-22 19:40 UTCCISA KEV update
  5. 2026-07-22 17:17 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-22 17:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-22 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-22 12:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-22 08:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-22 04:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-21 23:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-21 17:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-21 14:37 UTCCISA KEV update
  14. 2026-07-21 13:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-21 09:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-21 04:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-21 00:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-20 19:53 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-07-20 19:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-20 17:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-07-20 15:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-20 11:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-20 06:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-20 01:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-19 21:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-07-19 16:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-07-19 12:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  11. 2026-07-17 21:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-17 16:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-17 12:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-17 07:47 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-07-17 07:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-17 03:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-16 22:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-16 18:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-16 17:04 UTCCISA KEV update
  20. 2026-07-16 17:01 UTCEPSS rescore
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  22. 2026-07-16 14:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-16 09:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-16 05:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-16 01:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-07-15 20:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-07-15 16:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-07-15 16:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-07-15 16:49 UTCCISA KEV update
  30. 2026-07-15 16:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-07-15 15:04 UTCCISA KEV update
  32. 2026-07-15 11:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-07-15 07:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-07-15 02:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-07-15 01:58 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-07-14 22:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-07-14 18:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-07-14 18:05 UTCCISA KEV update
  39. 2026-07-14 13:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-07-14 09:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-07-14 04:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-07-14 00:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-07-13 22:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-07-13 22:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-07-13 20:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-07-13 17:07 UTCCISA KEV update
  47. 2026-07-13 15:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-07-13 11:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-07-13 06:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-07-13 02:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-07-12 22:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-07-12 17:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-07-12 13:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-07-12 08:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-07-12 05:45 UTCEPSS rescore
  56. 2026-07-12 05:45 UTCEPSS rescore
  57. 2026-07-12 04:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-07-12 00:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-07-11 19:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-07-11 15:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-07-11 10:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-07-11 06:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-07-11 02:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-07-10 21:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-07-10 17:52 UTCCISA KEV update
  66. 2026-07-10 17:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-07-10 12:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-07-10 08:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-07-10 04:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-07-09 23:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-07-09 19:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-07-09 19:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  73. 2026-07-09 14:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-07-09 10:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-07-09 06:06 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCpraetorian-inc/zeroqlik-detect
    First seen Aug 30, 2023

    A Nuclei template to detect ZeroQlik (CVE-2023-41265 and CVE-2023-41266)

    Open source ↗
  • Nucleihttp/cves/2023/CVE-2023-41265.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2023

    Qlik Sense Enterprise - HTTP Request Smuggling

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2023-41265?
CVE-2023-41265 is a critical vulnerability published on August 29, 2023. An HTTP Request Tunneling vulnerability found in Qlik Sense Enterprise for Windows for versions May 2023 Patch 3 and earlier, February 2023 Patch 7 and earlier, November 2022 Patch 10 and earlier, and August 2022 Patch 12 and earlier allows a remote attacker to elevate their privilege by tunneling…
When was CVE-2023-41265 disclosed?
CVE-2023-41265 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 29, 2023, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2023-41265 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2023-41265 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on December 7, 2023, affecting Qlik Sense. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-41265?
CVE-2023-41265 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.9 (NVD).
Which products are affected by CVE-2023-41265?
CVE-2023-41265 affects Qlik Sense. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2023-41265?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-41265, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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