Answer in brief
CVE-2026-73642 records a Critical severity (CVSS 9.2) vulnerability in Path Traversal in Dayforce ESS Excelity. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Dayforce/ESS Excelity (generic), Dayforce/Payroll (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 9.2. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Dayforce/ESS Excelity (generic), Dayforce/Payroll (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Dayforce/ESS Excelitygeneric | >=0 <V4 | V4 |
| Dayforce/Payrollgeneric | R2026.2.0 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Sep 28, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 13, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 28, 2026
Dayforce ESS Excelity is vulnerable to Path Traversal in file download functionality. An unauthenticated attacker can sent GET request with file path parameter set to any path including an absolute local file path. This issue was fixed in version V4.
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