CVE-2023-6336
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in HYPR Workforce Access on MacOS allows User-Controlled Filename.This issue affects Workforce Access: before 8.7.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThis is a link following (symlink attack) vulnerability in HYPR Workforce Access on MacOS. The application improperly resolves file paths before accessing files, allowing an attacker to manipulate symbolic links to access or overwrite sensitive files they wouldn't normally have access to through user-controlled filenames.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 8.7CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
-
Verify HYPR Workforce Access is installedOpen Finder, go to /Applications folder, or run 'ls /Applications' in Terminal to list installed applications. Look for 'HYPR Workforce Access' or similar HYPR applications.Affected if The application is present in /Applications or Application Support directories
-
Determine installed version on MacOSRight-click the application in Finder, select 'Get Info', or run: 'defaults read /Applications/HYPR\ Workforce\ Access.app/Contents/Info CFBundleVersion' (adjust path if different). Also check via 'mdls' command or System Settings > Applications.Affected if Version returned is lower than 8.7 or the version cannot be determined (may indicate vulnerable older install)
-
Confirm vulnerability applies to file handling operationsThis symlink flaw is triggered when the application processes user-supplied filenames. Check if the application has any file import, upload, or attachment features that accept file names as input.Affected if The application processes user-controlled file paths or filenames in any functionality
If HYPR Workforce Access is installed on this MacOS system and the version is below 8.7, the environment is affected by this symlink attack vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped8.7
Upgrade HYPR Workforce Access to version 8.7 or later to resolve this vulnerability.
Workforce Access 8.7 or later
- Navigate to the official HYPR website (www.hypr.com) and download Workforce Access version 8.7 or later for macOS
- Ensure you download the installer from the official HYPR source to avoid tampered packages
- Backup your current Workforce Access configuration if applicable
- Uninstall the current version of Workforce Access from your Mac system
- Install the newly downloaded Workforce Access 8.7 or later version by running the installer package
- Follow the on-screen installation prompts to complete the upgrade
- Verify the installation was successful and the application launches without errors
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
An estimate, not a bill — we confirm scope with you before any work starts. Need it this week? Rush from $2,624.
Scan for this in your stack
Free · runs locallyCheck whether your project pulls in CVE-2023-6336 — or any other known-vulnerable package — straight from your lock files. Free and open source; it runs locally and uploads nothing.
References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-6336 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
No notes yet
Be the first to add a field note for this CVE — a mitigation you’ve verified, a version caveat, or a link to a working fix. Sign in above to contribute.
A place for practitioners to share what actually worked: a mitigation you’ve tested, a configuration change, a version- or environment-specific caveat, or a link to a verified patch. The most useful notes rise to the top as peers upvote them, so the signal stays high.
- Verified mitigations, workarounds, and config changes
- Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
- No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data