CVE-2020-8270
An unprivileged Windows user on the VDA or an SMB user can perform arbitrary command execution as SYSTEM in CVAD versions before 2009, 1912 LTSR CU1 hotfixes CTX285871 and CTX285872, 7.15 LTSR CU6 hotfix CTX285341 and CTX285342
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.48%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An unprivileged Windows user on the VDA or an SMB user can perform arbitrary command execution as SYSTEM in CVAD versions before 2009, 1912 LTSR CU1 hotfixes CTX285871 and CTX285872, 7.15 LTSR CU6 hotfix CTX285341 and CTX285342
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.48% probability · 89th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- citrix/virtual apps and desktops
- Source
- support@hackerone.com
EPSS 3.5% 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/CTX285059Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX285059Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.