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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.027 (85.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Citrix Virtual Apps And Desktops
- Citrix Xenapp — versions 7.6, 7.15
- Citrix Xendesktop — versions 7.6, 7.15
- 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)
References
- support.citrix.com/article/CTX285059 (Patch, 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.