Vulnerability · Published Dec 14, 2020 · Assigned by hackerone
CVE-2020-8283
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity privilege mismanagement in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.7% (higher than 86% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.7%top 14.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An authorised user on a Windows host running Citrix Universal Print Server 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops | 2009, 1912 LTSR CU1 hotfixes CTX285870 and CTX286120, 7.15 LTSR CU6 hotfix CTX285344 and 7.6 LTSR CU9 |
Weakness: CWE-269
References
- https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX285059 x_refsource_MISC