Vulnerability · Published Dec 18, 2025 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2023-53937Hubstaff 1.6.13 and 1.6.14 DLL Search Order Hijacking via wow64log Library
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity uncontrolled search path in Hubstaff from Hubstaff. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 13% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 86.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Hubstaff 1.6.13 and 1.6.14 contain 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.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-427 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- ExploitDB-51461 exploit
- Official Product Homepage vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: Hubstaff 1.6.14 DLL Search Order Hijacking via wow64log Library third-party-advisory