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Workforce AccessApplication · Hypr

CVE-2024-0068

HIGH · 7.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-02-29
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 8.7.1 or later.
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73/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Zero-click

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 · unedited
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in HYPR Workforce Access on MacOS allows File Manipulation.This issue affects Workforce Access: before 8.7.1.

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 confidence

A link following (symlink attack) vulnerability in HYPR Workforce Access on MacOS allows local attackers to manipulate file access through improper link resolution, potentially enabling unauthorized file manipulation or privilege escalation.

MitigationUpgrade HYPR Workforce Access to version 8.7.1 or later to resolve the vulnerability.

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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
Workforce AccessApplication
Affected:< 8.7.1

CVSS 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
None

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

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify Hypr Workforce Access is installed
    Run: ls /Applications | grep -i hypr or check the /Applications folder for Hypr Workforce Access.app
    Affected if The application is not present on the system
  2. Determine installed version on macOS
    Right-click Hypr Workforce Access.app and select Get Info, or run: defaults read /Applications/Hypr\ Workforce\ Access.app/Contents/Info.plist CFBundleShortVersionString
    Affected if Version is present and less than 8.7.1
  3. Check if Hypr Workforce Access is currently running
    Run: ps aux | grep -i hypr to list running Hypr processes
    Affected if The application is running and the version is below 8.7.1
  4. Check application permissions and file access context
    Run: ls -la /Applications/Hypr\ Workforce\ Access.app/Contents/ and examine if the application has write access to directories outside its sandbox
    Affected if The application has broad file system access permissions that could be exploited through symlink manipulation

User is affected if Hypr Workforce Access is installed with a version lower than 8.7.1 on macOS and the application is actively running or has been used on the system.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 8.7.1 or later
Fixed in 8.7.1
Interim mitigation

Upgrade HYPR Workforce Access to version 8.7.1 or later to resolve the vulnerability.

Recommended fix High confidence

8.7.1

  1. Upgrade HYPR Workforce Access to version 8.7.1 or later on all affected MacOS systems

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Workforce Access Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation1.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
8.0 hours of engineering $1,360
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