# CVE-2022-27513: Remote desktop takeover via phishing


- **Severity:** High 8.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 1 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wpwp-xm62-5w5w

## What is CVE-2022-27513?

CVE-2022-27513 is a high-severity vulnerability in Citrix Gateway, Citrix ADC , published on 8 Nov 2022. 

### Official description

Remote desktop takeover via phishing

Weakness: CWE-345 (Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27513?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Citrix Application Delivery Controller Firmware, Citrix Gateway.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-27513?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27513 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-27513 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27513 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-2022-27513 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-27513 is a high-severity vulnerability in Citrix Gateway, Citrix ADC , published on 8 Nov 2022. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27513 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-2022-27513/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27513/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-27513
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27513
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-27513

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27513/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.