# CVE-2022-27510: Unauthorized access to Gateway user capabilities

> Attackers can bypass authentication to access unauthorized user capabilities in Citrix Gateway and ADC.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 1 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xf78-wqh9-3pwp

## What is CVE-2022-27510?

CVE-2022-27510 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Citrix Gateway, Citrix ADC , published on 8 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unauthorized access to Gateway user capabilities

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication), CWE-288 (Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27510?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Citrix Application Delivery Controller Firmware, Citrix Gateway.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-27510?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27510 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-27510 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27510 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Citrix Gateway, Citrix ADC 

- [CVE-2022-27518](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27518/): Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and Gateway Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-19781](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19781/): Citrix ADC, Gateway, and SD-WAN WANOP Appliance Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-8193](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8193/): Citrix ADC, Gateway, and SD-WAN WANOP Appliance Authorization Bypass (medium 6.5, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-8195](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8195/): Citrix ADC, Gateway, and SD-WAN WANOP Appliance Information Disclosure (medium 6.5, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-8196](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8196/): Citrix ADC, Gateway, and SD-WAN WANOP Appliance Information Disclosure (medium 4.3, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-27510 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-27510 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Citrix Gateway, Citrix ADC , published on 8 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27510 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Citrix Gateway, Citrix ADC . No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27510/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27510/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-27510
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27510
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-27510

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27510/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.