What is CVE-2016-6276?

CVE-2016-6276 is a high-severity vulnerability in Citrix Linux Virtual Delivery Agent, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-09-26.

How severe is CVE-2016-6276?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Citrix Linux Virtual Delivery Agent

CVE-2016-6276

Citrix Linux Virtual Delivery Agent (aka VDA, formerly Linux Virtual Desktop) before 1.4.0 allows local users to gain root privileges via unspecified vectors.

Published 2016-09-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (26.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 26.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Citrix Linux Virtual Delivery Agent

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/93000 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
support.citrix.com/article/CTX216628 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6276?: CVE-2016-6276 is a high-severity vulnerability in Citrix Linux Virtual Delivery Agent, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-09-26.
How severe is CVE-2016-6276?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.