CVE-2016-9111 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in Citrix Receiver Desktop Lock 4.5. An attacker with physical access to a VDI can exploit incorrect access control mechanisms by temporarily disconnecting the LAN cable. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) allows for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the vendor could not reproduce the issue, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:citrix:receiver_desktop:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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