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CVE-2016-6493

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-08-19 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-254

Description

Citrix XenApp 6.x before 6.5 HRP07 and 7.x before 7.9 and Citrix XenDesktop before 7.9 might allow attackers to weaken an unspecified security mitigation via vectors related to memory permission.

Affected products

• Citrix Xenapp: 6.0.0.0, 6.5.0.0, 7.0.0.0, 7.1.0.0, 7.5.0.0, 7.6.0.0 (+2)
• Citrix Xendesktop: through 7.8

References

• http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX215460
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92316
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036539
• http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX215460
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92316
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036539

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