CVE-2020-8283
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 14, 2020 at 07:40 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:26 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorXenappVirtual Apps and DesktopsXendesktop
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
An authorised user on a Windows host running Citrix Universal Print Server 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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Affected range stops below 7.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX285059CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-269
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