CVE-2020-8199
Improper access control in Citrix ADC Gateway Linux client versions before 1.0.0.137 results in local privilege escalation to root.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.41%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Improper access control in Citrix ADC Gateway Linux client versions before 1.0.0.137 results in local privilege escalation to root.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.41% probability · 35th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- citrix/gateway plug-in for linux
- Source
- support@hackerone.com
EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX276688Vendor Advisory
- https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX276688Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.