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CVE-2020-8207

Improper access control in Citrix Workspace app for Windows 1912 CU1 and 2006.1 causes privilege escalation and code exe

Improper access control in Citrix Workspace app for Windows 1912 CU1 and 2006.1 causes privilege escalation and code execution when the automatic updater service is running.

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 0.00726
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules8 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-284Improper Access Control
CWE-287Improper Authentication
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Affected Products & Versions

1
citrix workspaceall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

8
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productmediumGoogle Workspace Out Of Domain Email Forwarding
productmediumGoogle Workspace Government Attack Warning
productmediumGoogle Workspace Role Modified or Deleted
productmediumGoogle Workspace Granted Domain API Access
productmediumGoogle Workspace User Granted Admin Privileges
productmediumGoogle Workspace Application Removed
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Scoring & Timeline

8.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · support@hackerone.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD24 Jul 2020 · 10:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References & Sources

1
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX277662Vendor Advisory
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