Dayforce Payroll R2026.2.0 File Download path traversal

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A vulnerability has been found in Dayforce Payroll R2026.2.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component File Download. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-73642. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Dayforce Payroll R2026.2.0 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component File Download. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Dayforce Payroll 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. 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. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-73642 since 08/13/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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 T1006 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

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• Payroll

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• R2026.2.0

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