High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 18, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-53937

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.

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Affected products

Hubstaff/Hubstaff4 versions
cpe:2.3:a:hubstaff:hubstaff:1.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:hubstaff:hubstaff:1.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:hubstaff:hubstaff:1.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =1.6.14
- (no CPE)range: 1.6.13, 1.6.14

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References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51461nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hubstaff-dll-search-order-hijacking-via-wowlog-librarynvdThird Party Advisory
hubstaff.comnvdProduct

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