Dayforce Payroll R2026.2.0 Password Recovery sql injection

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Dayforce Payroll R2026.2.0. This affects an unknown function of the component Password Recovery. This manipulation causes sql injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-73640. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Dayforce Payroll R2026.2.0. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Password Recovery. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Dayforce Payroll 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. Because vendor contact attempts were unsuccessful, the vulnerability has only been confirmed in version R2026.2.0 but may also affect other versions.

It is possible to read the advisory at cert.pl. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-73640 since 08/13/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/28/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Dayforce Payroll

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• R2026.2.0

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