Description
Dayforce Payroll 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.


Because vendor contact attempts were unsuccessful, the vulnerability has only been confirmed in version R2026.2.0 but may also affect other versions.
Published: 2026-09-28
Score: 9.2 Critical
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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History

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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Description Dayforce Payroll 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. Because vendor contact attempts were unsuccessful, the vulnerability has only been confirmed in version R2026.2.0 but may also affect other versions.
Title Path Traversal in Dayforce Payroll
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CERT-PL

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-28T13:12:46.426Z

Reserved: 2026-08-13T13:42:38.905Z

Link: CVE-2026-73642

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-28T14:17:17.160

Modified: 2026-09-28T14:17:17.160

Link: CVE-2026-73642

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-22

    Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')