High severity · published Aug 5, 2021
CVE-2021-22928
A vulnerability has been identified in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops that could, if exploited, allow a user of a Windows VDA that has either Citrix Profile Management or Citrix…
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops that could, if exploited, allow a user of a Windows VDA that has either Citrix Profile Management or Citrix Profile Management WMI Plugin installed to escalate their privilege level on that Windows VDA to SYSTEM.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 16% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VA
Virtual Apps And Desktops · Citrix
2006 through 2106; 1912; 1912 · source: NVD
XE
Xenapp · Citrix
7.15; 7.15; 7.15 · source: NVD
XE
Xendesktop · Citrix
7.15; 7.15; 7.15 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22928
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22928
Patch
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX319750
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