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CVE-2020-8199

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-07-10 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Improper access control in Citrix ADC Gateway Linux client versions before 1.0.0.137 results in local privilege escalation to root.

Affected products

• Citrix Gateway Plug-in for Linux: before 1.0.0.137 — fixed in 1.0.0.137
• Citrix Gateway Plug-in for Linux: 1.0.0.137

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Citrix Gateway Plug-in for Linux 1.0.0.137. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX276688
• https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX276688

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