Is CVE-2026-38566 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-38566 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-38566?

High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.1, published 11 May 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

StratonWebDesigners HireFlow 1.2.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-38566?

A patch was published on 2026-05-11: Fixed in version 1.3 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

How is CVE-2026-38566 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-38566?

Check whether you run StratonWebDesigners HireFlow at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2026-38566: StratonWebDesigners HireFlow CSRF in multiple endpoints

CVE-2026-38566 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.1 · Published 2026-05-11

HireFlow, an interview management system used by recruiters to track candidates and schedule interviews, is vulnerable to an attack that can allow unauthorized actions on behalf of logged-in users. By tricking an authenticated administrator or recruiter into visiting a malicious website, an attacker can silently change the victim's password, delete candidate records, or inject false interview feedback. This could lead to a complete takeover of administrative accounts and the loss or corruption of sensitive recruitment data.

Technologies: StratonWebDesigners HireFlow. Vendors: StratonWebDesigners.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-38566 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-38566 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-38566?: High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.1, published 11 May 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: StratonWebDesigners HireFlow 1.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-38566?: A patch was published on 2026-05-11: Fixed in version 1.3 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-38566 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-38566?: Check whether you run StratonWebDesigners HireFlow at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

HireFlow v1.2 is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) because it lacks CSRF token validation on all state-changing POST endpoints, including /profile, /candidates/delete/<id>, /feedback/add/<id>, and /interviews/add. Additionally, the SESSION_COOKIE_SAMESITE attribute is not configured, failing to provide modern browser-level protections. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by hosting a malicious page with an auto-submitting form; if an authenticated user visits this page, their browser will include session cookies in the cross-origin request. This allows for silent account takeover via password changes or unauthorized modification of the recruitment database. The issue is addressed in version 1.3.

Affected products

StratonWebDesigners HireFlow 1.2

Timeline

2026-05-11: disclosed
2026-05-11: advisory
2026-05-11: patched: Fixed in version 1.3

References

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