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Citrix · Application Delivery Controller (ADC), Gateway, and SD-WAN WANOP Appliance, Application Delivery Controller Firmware, Gateway Firmware +2 more

CVE-2020-8193

Citrix ADC, Gateway, and SD-WAN WANOP Appliance Authorization Bypass Vulnerability

Recommended action

Validate affected assets and exposure now, then remediate on an accelerated schedule. Citrix Security advisory CTX276688

View response plan
CVSS6.5
EPSS88.4%
KEVYes
ExploitationConfirmed exploitation
RemediationNot yet verified ↓

Assessment

Why it matters

CISA lists this vulnerability as known to be exploited; exploitation is confirmed; EPSS is 88.4%; technical severity is CVSS 6.5.

Improper access control in Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway versions before 13.0-58.30, 12.1-57.18, 12.0-63.21, 11.1-64.14 and 10.5-70.18 and Citrix SDWAN WAN-OP versions before 11.1.1a, 11.0.3d and 10.2.7 allows unauthenticated access to certain URL endpoints.

Who should care

  • Teams operating Application Delivery Controller (ADC), Gateway, and SD-WAN WANOP Appliance, Application Delivery Controller Firmware, Gateway Firmware +2 more
  • Vulnerability and exposure management teams
  • Security operations teams monitoring exploitation activity

Response plan

What I would do

  1. Confirm whether Application Delivery Controller (ADC), Gateway, and SD-WAN WANOP Appliance, Application Delivery Controller Firmware, Gateway Firmware +2 more is present in the environment.
  2. Identify affected versions and establish whether vulnerable services are exposed or reachable.
  3. Citrix Security advisory CTX276688
  4. Review relevant security telemetry for evidence of attempted or successful exploitation.
  5. Document the remediation decision and track it to verified completion.

Treatment intelligence

Remediation intelligence

Not yet verified

Vendor sources are listed before government and third-party guidance. Confirm product applicability and change prerequisites before deployment.

Verification noteAutomated link verification has not completed for this guidance yet.

Technical details

CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
CWE-284
Affected versions
Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC), Gateway, and SD-WAN WANOP Appliance; Citrix Application Delivery Controller Firmware (Start Including 10.5, End Excluding 10.5-70.18 | Start Including 11.1, End Excluding 11.1-64.14 | Start Including 12.0, End Excluding 12.0-63.21 | Start Including 12.1, End Excluding 12.1-57.18); Citrix Gateway Firmware (Start Including 13.0, End Excluding 13.0-58.30); Citrix Netscaler Gateway Firmware (Start Including 10.5, End Excluding 10.5-70.18 | Start Including 11.1, End Excluding 11.1-64.14 | Start Including 12.0, End Excluding 12.0-63.21 | Start Including 12.1, End Excluding 12.1-57.18); Citrix Sd-wan Wanop (Start Including 10.2, End Excluding 10.2.7 | Start Including 11.0, End Excluding 11.0.3d | Start Including 11.1, End Excluding 11.1.1a)
Fixed versions
Citrix Application Delivery Controller Firmware (Fixed from 10.5-70.18, 11.1-64.14, 12.0-63.21, 12.1-57.18, 13.0-58.30); Citrix Gateway Firmware (Fixed from 13.0-58.30); Citrix Netscaler Gateway Firmware (Fixed from 10.5-70.18, 11.1-64.14, 12.0-63.21, 12.1-57.18); Citrix Sd-wan Wanop (Fixed from 10.2.7, 11.0.3d, 11.1.1a)
Published
10 July 2020
Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None

Signal timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Added to CISA KEV
  3. Latest EPSS score: 88.4%
  4. Signal calculated at 80

External references

Live public intelligence This assessment combines public-source evidence. Validate the affected product, version and exposure against your own environment before making a risk decision.