---
id: CVE-2024-55579
title: >-
  An issue was discovered in Qlik Sense Enterprise for Windows before November
  2024 IR
summary: >-
  An issue was discovered in Qlik Sense Enterprise for Windows before November
  2024 IR. An unprivileged user with network access may be able to create
  connection objects that trigger execution of arbitrary EXE files. This is
  fixed in Novem…
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-863
published: '2024-12-09'
updated: '2026-11-03'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-03T22:17:28.110'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-55579'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/High-Security-fixes-for-Qlik-Sense-Enterprise-for-Windows-CVEs/tac-p/2496004
    label: cve@mitre.org
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00474
epssPercentile: 0.41076
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T06:38:03.582Z'
---

## Overview

An issue was discovered in Qlik Sense Enterprise for Windows before November 2024 IR. An unprivileged user with network access may be able to create connection objects that trigger execution of arbitrary EXE files. This is fixed in November 2024 IR, May 2024 Patch 10, February 2024 Patch 14, November 2023 Patch 16, August 2023 Patch 16, May 2023 Patch 18, and February 2023 Patch 15.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.