Citrix XenDesktop 7.x, 5.x, and 4.x, when pooled random desktop groups is enabled and…
Priority LOW 23CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
Citrix XenDesktop 7.x, 5.x, and 4.x, when pooled random desktop groups is enabled and ShutdownDesktopsAfterUse is disabled, allows local guest users to gain access to another user's desktop via unspecified vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00606 49th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xendesktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 – 5.6; 7.0 – 7.11 | Vulnerable | Citrix |
| cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xendesktop:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Citrix |
| cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xendesktop:4.0:fp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 fp1 | Vulnerable | Citrix |
| cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xendesktop:4.0:fp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 fp2 | Vulnerable | Citrix |
| cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xendesktop:5.6:fp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6 fp1 | Vulnerable | Citrix |
- cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xendesktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 – 5.6; 7.0 – 7.11 Vulnerable ·Citrix
- cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xendesktop:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Citrix
- cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xendesktop:4.0:fp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 fp1 Vulnerable ·Citrix
- cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xendesktop:4.0:fp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 fp2 Vulnerable ·Citrix
- cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xendesktop:5.6:fp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6 fp1 Vulnerable ·Citrix
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-4700
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7g6q-fw46-cpmr
References
More Citrix Xendesktop vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-05565 Citrix XenApp 6.x before 6.5 HRP07 and 7.x before 7.9 and Citrix XenDesktop before 7.9… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-06700 Improper privilege management in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-06686 Improper privilege management in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-05789 A vulnerability has been identified in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops that could, if… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2016-04155 Citrix Studio before 7.6.1000, Citrix XenDesktop 7.x before 7.6 LTSR Cumulative Update 1… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2013-05169 Citrix XenDesktop 7.0, when upgraded from XenDesktop 5.x, does not properly enforce… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.8
Sources
- CVE-2014-4700 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-4700 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7g6q-fw46-cpmr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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