Unauthenticated Remote Arbitrary Code Execution (CVE-2022-27518)
CVE-2022-27518 Published on December 13, 2022

Unauthenticated remote arbitrary code execution
Unauthenticated remote arbitrary code execution

NVD

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and Gateway Authentication Bypass Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and Gateway, when configured with SAML SP or IdP configuration, contain an authentication bypass vulnerability which allows an attacker to execute code as administrator.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by January 3, 2023: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2022-27518 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors in an automatable fashion. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

Improper Control of a Resource Through its Lifetime

The software does not maintain or incorrectly maintains control over a resource throughout its lifetime of creation, use, and release.


Products Associated with CVE-2022-27518

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Affected Versions

Citrix Gateway, Citrix ADC:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
22.96%
Percentile
95.78%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.