Improper privilege management in Citrix Gateway Windows Plugin
Priority LOW 30CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
An improper privilege vulnerability has been discovered in Citrix Gateway Plug-in for Windows (Citrix Secure Access for Windows) <21.9.1.2 what could allow an attacker who has gained local access to a computer with Citrix Gateway Plug-in installed, to corrupt or delete files as SYSTEM.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00181 7th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Citrix Gateway Windows Plugin | Citrix Gateway Plug-in for Windows versions before 21.9.1.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Citrix Gateway Windows Plugin Vendor— Affected Citrix Gateway Plug-in for Windows versions before 21.9.1.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-21827
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h578-jrpj-wc47
References
More Citrix Gateway Plug-in vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-06675 Improper privilege management in Citrix Gateway Plug-in for Windows CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-06676 Improper privilege management in Citrix Gateway Plug-in for Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-21827 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-21827 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h578-jrpj-wc47 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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