CVE-2020-8273 Command injection in Citrix SD-WAN Center

High 8.8 Published 16 Nov 2020 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Authenticated users can escalate privileges to root via command injection in Citrix SD-WAN Center, requiring an upgrade to secure versions.

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-2020-8273?

CVE-2020-8273 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Citrix SD-WAN Center, published on 16 Nov 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Privilege escalation of an authenticated user to root in Citrix SD-WAN center versions before 11.2.2, 11.1.2b and 10.2.8.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8273?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Citrix Sd-Wan.

How do I fix CVE-2020-8273?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8273 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2020-8273 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8273 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2qc4-grg3-rm6f.