What is CVE-2020-8269?

CVE-2020-8269 is a high-severity vulnerability in Citrix Virtual_apps_and_desktops, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-11-16.

How severe is CVE-2020-8269?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Citrix Virtual_apps_and_desktops

CVE-2020-8269

An unprivileged Windows user on the VDA can perform arbitrary command execution as SYSTEM in CVAD versions before 2009, 1912 LTSR CU1 hotfixes CTX285870 and CTX286120, 7.15 LTSR CU6 hotfix CTX285344 and 7.6 LTSR CU9

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.026 (83.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Citrix Virtual_apps_and_desktops
Citrix Xenapp — versions 7.6, 7.15
Citrix Xendesktop — versions 7.6, 7.15
N/a Citrix Virtual Apps And Desktops — versions 2009, 1912 LTSR CU1 hotfixes CTX285870 and CTX286120, 7.15 LTSR CU6 hotfix CTX285344 and 7.6 LTSR CU9

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

support@hackerone.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8269?: CVE-2020-8269 is a high-severity vulnerability in Citrix Virtual_apps_and_desktops, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-11-16.
How severe is CVE-2020-8269?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.