CVE-2023-53937

HIGH 7.8

Hubstaff 1.6.14 DLL Search Order Hijacking via wow64log Library

CVSS Score

7.8

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

Hubstaff 1.6.14 contains a DLL search order hijacking vulnerability that allows attackers to replace a missing system32 wow64log.dll with a malicious library. Attackers can generate a custom DLL using Metasploit and place it in the system32 directory to obtain a reverse shell during application startup.

CWE	CWE-427
Vendor	hubstaff
Product	hubstaff
Published	Dec 18, 2025
Last Updated	Apr 7, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Affected Versions

Hubstaff / Hubstaff

1.6.13, 1.6.14

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

exploit-db.com: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51461 hubstaff.com: https://hubstaff.com/ vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hubstaff-dll-search-order-hijacking-via-wowlog-library

Credits

Ahsan Azad