Citrix Provisioning Services before 7.12 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by overwriting a function pointer.
Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Citrix Provisioning Services before 7.12 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by overwriting a function pointer.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03157 88th 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 · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:citrix:provisioning_services:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Citrix |
| cpe:2.3:a:citrix:provisioning_services:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1 | Vulnerable | Citrix |
| cpe:2.3:a:citrix:provisioning_services:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.6 | Vulnerable | Citrix |
| cpe:2.3:a:citrix:provisioning_services:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.7 | Vulnerable | Citrix |
| cpe:2.3:a:citrix:provisioning_services:7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.8 | Vulnerable | Citrix |
| cpe:2.3:a:citrix:provisioning_services:7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.9 | Vulnerable | Citrix |
| cpe:2.3:a:citrix:provisioning_services:7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.11 | Vulnerable | Citrix |
- cpe:2.3:a:citrix:provisioning_services:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Citrix
- cpe:2.3:a:citrix:provisioning_services:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·Citrix
- cpe:2.3:a:citrix:provisioning_services:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6 Vulnerable ·Citrix
- cpe:2.3:a:citrix:provisioning_services:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.7 Vulnerable ·Citrix
- cpe:2.3:a:citrix:provisioning_services:7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.8 Vulnerable ·Citrix
- cpe:2.3:a:citrix:provisioning_services:7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.9 Vulnerable ·Citrix
- cpe:2.3:a:citrix:provisioning_services:7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.11 Vulnerable ·Citrix
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-9679
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vj86-9q4g-rcw8
References
More Citrix Provisioning Services vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-07855 Buffer overflow in Citrix Provisioning Services before 7.12 allows attackers to execute… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-07857 Use-after-free vulnerability in Citrix Provisioning Services before 7.12 allows attackers… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2012-03480 Heap-based buffer overflow in the SoapServer service in Citrix Provisioning Services 5.0… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-07859 Citrix Provisioning Services before 7.12 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-07856 Citrix Provisioning Services before 7.12 allows attackers to obtain sensitive kernel… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2016-9679 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-9679 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vj86-9q4g-rcw8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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