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TI-2020-06675 Aliases CVE-2020-8257GHSA-gjfx-fqhh-mx8f

Improper privilege management in Citrix Gateway Plug-in for Windows

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

Improper privilege management on services run by Citrix Gateway Plug-in for Windows, versions before and including 13.0-61.48 and 12.1-58.15, lead to privilege escalation attacks

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01654 76th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—Citrix Gateway Plug-in for WindowsVersions before and including 13.0-61.48 and 12.1-58.15—No fix listedCNA
  • Citrix Gateway Plug-in for Windows Vendor— Affected Versions before and including 13.0-61.48 and 12.1-58.15 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:gateway_plug-in:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*12.0 – 12.1-58.15; 13.0 – 13.0-61.48VulnerableCitrix
  • cpe:2.3:a:citrix:gateway_plug-in:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 12.0 – 12.1-58.15; 13.0 – 13.0-61.48 Vulnerable ·Citrix

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-8257
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gjfx-fqhh-mx8f

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2020-06676 Improper privilege management in Citrix Gateway Plug-in for Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-06198 Improper privilege management in Citrix Gateway Windows Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1

Sources

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