What is CVE-2020-8196?

CVE-2020-8196 is a vulnerability in Citrix Adc, Gateway, Sdwan Wan-op, classified under Improper Access Control. Published 2020-07-10.

Is CVE-2020-8196 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2020-8196 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 14 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Vulnerability in Citrix Adc, Gateway, Sdwan Wan-op

CVE-2020-8196

Improper access control in Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway versions before 13.0-58.30, 12.1-57.18, 12.0-63.21, 11.1-64.14 and 10.5-70.18 and Citrix SDWAN WAN-OP versions before 11.1.1a, 11.0.3d and 10.2.7 resulting in limited information dis…

EPSS: 0.681 (98.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

N/a Citrix Adc, Gateway, Sdwan Wan-op — versions Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway 13.0-58.30, 12.1-57.18, 12.0-63.21, 11.1-64.14 and 10.5-70.18 and Citrix SDWAN WAN-OP 11.1.1a, 11.0.3d and 10.2.7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2021-11-03. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2022-05-03.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

support.citrix.com/article/CTX276688 (x_refsource_MISC)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/160047/Citrix-ADC-NetScaler-Local-File-Inclusion… (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8196?: CVE-2020-8196 is a vulnerability in Citrix Adc, Gateway, Sdwan Wan-op, classified under Improper Access Control. Published 2020-07-10.
Is CVE-2020-8196 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2020-8196 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 14 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.