CVE-2026-73642— Path Traversal in Dayforce Payroll
Quick assessment
Affected
Dayforce Payroll
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.
Dayforce Payroll 的文件下载功能存在路径遍历（Path Traversal）漏洞。未经身份验证的攻击者可以发送包含文件路径参数的 GET 请求，并将该参数设置为任意路径，包括本地绝对路径，从而可能读取服务器上的任意文件。 由于未能成功联系到供应商，该漏洞目前仅在 R2026.2.0 版本中得到确认，但其他版本也可能受影响。
Possible ATT&CK Techniques 2 AI
T1083 · File and Directory Discovery T1555 · Credentials from Password Stores
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-73642
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Path Traversal in Dayforce Payroll
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability 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.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
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
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
对路径名的限制不恰当(路径遍历)
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Affected Products
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Other References for CVE-2026-73642 (2)
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https://cert.pl/en/posts/2026/08/CVE-2026-73640 third-party-advisory
Same Patch Batch · Dayforce · 2026-09-28 · 3 CVEs total
| CVE-2026-73640 | 9.3 CRITICAL | Time-based SQL Injection in Dayforce Payroll |
| CVE-2026-73641 | 5.1 MEDIUM | Multiple Reflected XSS in Dayforce Payroll |
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