CVE-2020-8269

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An unprivileged Windows user on the VDA can perform arbitrary command execution as SYSTEM in CVAD versions before 2009, 1912 LTSR CU1 hotfixes CTX285870 and CTX286120, 7.15 LTSR CU6 hotfix CTX285344 and 7.6 LTSR CU9

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-269

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops	2009, 1912 LTSR CU1 hotfixes CTX285870 and CTX286120, 7.15 LTSR CU6 hotfix CTX285344 and 7.6 LTSR CU9

References

https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX285059Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX285059Patch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Nov 16, 2020
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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