CVE-2014-4700

Citrix XenDesktop 7.x, 5.x, and 4.x, when pooled random desktop groups is enabled and ShutdownDesktopsAfterUse is disabled, allows local guest users to gain access to another user's desktop via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2014-07-11 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-4700 is rated Low Risk (35.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.61%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-4700

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.25% 0.61% +0.36%
2 2025-03-23 0.19% 0.25% +0.06%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.19% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-4700

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:A)
Requires access to an adjacent network segment.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 4.4 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-4700

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-4700

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
citrix xendesktop >= 5.0, <= 5.6 cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xendesktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrix xendesktop >= 7.0, <= 7.11 cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xendesktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrix xendesktop 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xendesktop:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrix xendesktop 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xendesktop:4.0:fp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrix xendesktop 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xendesktop:4.0:fp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrix xendesktop 5.6 cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xendesktop:5.6:fp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-4700

URL Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/59889 Third Party Advisory
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX139591 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68530 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030566 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94460 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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