Privilege escalation in Citrix Gateway Plug-In

CVE-2020-8257

Improper privilege management on services run by Citrix Gateway Plug-in for Windows, versions before and including 13.0-61.48 and 12.1-58.15, lead to privilege escalation attacks

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.016 (73.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

  • Citrix Gateway_plug-in
  • N/a Citrix Gateway Plug-in For Windows — versions Versions before and including 13.0-61.48 and 12.1-58.15

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8257?
CVE-2020-8257 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Citrix Gateway Plug-In, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-12-14.
How severe is CVE-2020-8257?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.