TI-2018-12819 Aliases CVE-2018-18014 GHSA-cmw7-f487-jf92

* Lack of authentication in Citrix Xen Mobile through 10.8 allows low-privileged local…

LOW 25CWE-287Published 2018-10-24 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · Low
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

* Lack of authentication in Citrix Xen Mobile through 10.8 allows low-privileged local users to execute system commands as root by making requests to private services listening on ports 8000, 30000 and 30001. NOTE: the vendor disputes that this is a vulnerability, stating it is "already mitigated by the internal firewall that limits access to configuration services to localhost.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00484 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

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 · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenmobile_server::::::::	up to 10.8.0	Vulnerable	Citrix

cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenmobile_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 10.8.0 Vulnerable ·Citrix

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-18014
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cmw7-f487-jf92

References

Exploit 1

https://advisories.dxw.com/advisories/xen-mobile-backing-service-allows-unauthenticated-local-users-to-execute-system-commands-as-root/

TI-2020-06627 Path traversal in Citrix XenMobile Server CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2018-07535 There is an XML External Entity (XXE) Processing Vulnerability in Citrix XenMobile Server… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2021-20120 In Citrix XenMobile Server through 10.12 RP9, there is an Authenticated Command Injection… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2020-06630 Incorrect authorization in Citrix XenMobile Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2020-06629 Command injection in Citrix XenMobile Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2018-13135 An Incorrect Access Control vulnerability has been identified in Citrix XenMobile Server… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1

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Sources

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