Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 and…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 and 4.5, MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0, and Access Essentials 1.0 through 2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary published applications, and possibly other programs, as authenticated users via the InitialProgram key in an ICA connection. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:citrix:access_essentials:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Citrix |
| cpe:2.3:a:citrix:access_essentials:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 | Vulnerable | Citrix |
| cpe:2.3:a:citrix:access_essentials:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Citrix |
| cpe:2.3:a:citrix:metaframe_presentation_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Citrix |
| cpe:2.3:a:citrix:presentation_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Citrix |
| cpe:2.3:a:citrix:presentation_server:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5 | Vulnerable | Citrix |
- cpe:2.3:a:citrix:access_essentials:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Citrix
- cpe:2.3:a:citrix:access_essentials:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·Citrix
- cpe:2.3:a:citrix:access_essentials:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Citrix
- cpe:2.3:a:citrix:metaframe_presentation_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Citrix
- cpe:2.3:a:citrix:presentation_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Citrix
- cpe:2.3:a:citrix:presentation_server:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5 Vulnerable ·Citrix
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-2426
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w548-c6j4-9jcv
- 2026-10-09 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Citrix Access Essentials vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-00331 Buffer overflow in the Independent Management Architecture (IMA) service in Citrix… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-02757 The Session Reliability Service (XTE) in Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2008-02206 Unspecified vulnerability in Citrix Presentation Server 4.5 and earlier, Citrix Access… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2008-04459 Unspecified vulnerability in Citrix XenApp (formerly Presentation Server) 4.5 Feature… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2008-02205 Unspecified vulnerability in SecureICA and ICA Basic encryption of Citrix Presentation… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2002-2426 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-2426 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w548-c6j4-9jcv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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