Critical severity · published Dec 14, 2020
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
9.8
CVSS
1.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.7% · higher than 76% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GP
Gateway Plug-in · Citrix
12.0 through 12.1-58.15; 13.0 through 13.0-61.48 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8257
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8257
Vendor Advisory
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX282684
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