CVE-2020-8197 Privilege escalation in Citrix ADC, Citrix Gateway

High 8.8 Published 10 Jul 2020 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Low-privileged users with management access can execute arbitrary commands, leading to privilege escalation on Citrix ADC and Gateway devices.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-8197?

CVE-2020-8197 is a high-severity vulnerability in Citrix ADC, Citrix Gateway, published on 10 Jul 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Privilege escalation vulnerability on 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 allows a low privileged user with management access to execute arbitrary commands.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8197?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Citrix Application Delivery Controller Firmware, Citrix Gateway Firmware, Citrix Netscaler Gateway Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2020-8197?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8197 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-8197 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8197 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3pmx-3w59-68p8.