CVE-2023-53937

HIGH

Hubstaff 1.6.14 - DLL Search Order Hijacking

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Ahsan Azad · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51461

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0002
EPSS Percentile 6.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-427
Status published
Products (3)
hubstaff/hubstaff 1.6.13
hubstaff/hubstaff 1.6.14
Hubstaff/Hubstaff 1.6.13, 1.6.14
Published Dec 18, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026