CVE-2020-8283 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD), XenApp, and XenDesktop. It allows an authenticated user on a Windows host running Citrix Universal Print Server to achieve arbitrary command execution as SYSTEM. With a CVSS score of 8.8, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been observed, and community discussion is minimal, organizations should apply the provided hotfixes to mitigate this significant risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2006CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:citrix:virtual_apps_and_desktops:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | ||
>= 1903, <= 1912CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:citrix:virtual_apps_and_desktops:*:*:*:*:ltsr:*:*:* | ||
< 7.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenapp:*:*:*:*:ltsr:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.7, < 7.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenapp:*:*:*:*:ltsr:*:*:* | ||
7.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenapp:7.6:-:*:*:ltsr:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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