CVE-2026-73640NVD

Vulnerability Summary

Dayforce ESS Excelity is vulnerable to Time Based-Blind SQL Injection in password recovery functionality. The unauthenticated attacker can prepare GET request with one of the parameters filled in with an arbitrary SQL query. The parameter is interpreted as part of SQL predicate resulting in Time-Based Blind SQL Injection.
This issue was fixed in version V3.

Severity Level

CRITICAL(9.3)

Published Date

Sep 28, 2026

Last Modified

Oct 13, 2026

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation yet

EPSS Score (30-Day)

0.29%Probability

Root Weakness (CWE)

CWE-89: SQL Injection ↗

Improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command, allowing attackers to modify queries.

CVSS v4.0 Base Metrics — Score 9.3 (CRITICAL)

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Attack RequirementsNone

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)High

Integrity (Vulnerable System)High

Availability (Vulnerable System)None

Confidentiality (Subsequent System)None

Integrity (Subsequent System)None

Availability (Subsequent System)None

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions

Dayforce ESS Excelity < V3

Patched Versions

Dayforce ESS Excelity V3

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