CVE-2020-8193

Exp

Improper access control in Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway versions before 13.0-58.30, 12.1-57.18, 12.0-63.21, 11.1-64.14 and 10.5-70.18 and Citrix SDWAN WAN-OP versions before 11.1.1a, 11.0.3d and 10.2.7 allows unauthenticated access to certain URL endpoints.

Published: 2020-07-10 Last update: 2025-10-30 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-8193 is rated Critical Active Threat (86/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 94.36%, 100th percentile). Core evidence: CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2021-11-03) affecting Citrix / Application Delivery Controller (ADC), Gateway, and SD-WAN WANOP Appliance. a weakness (CWE-284) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. Mandatory action: The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

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CISA KEV Record for CVE-2020-8193

Name: Citrix ADC, Gateway, and SD-WAN WANOP Appliance Authorization Bypass Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2021-11-03

Action due: 2022-05-03

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2020-8193

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-8193

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 2026-03-14 94.32% 94.36% +0.04%
2 2026-03-06 94.18% 94.32% +0.14%
3 2026-03-04 94.18%

Full EPSS history (25 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-8193

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 2.5 [email protected]
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 2.5 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-8193

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-8193

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
citrix application_delivery_controller_firmware >= 10.5, < 10.5-70.18 cpe:2.3:o:citrix:application_delivery_controller_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrix application_delivery_controller_firmware >= 11.1, < 11.1-64.14 cpe:2.3:o:citrix:application_delivery_controller_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrix application_delivery_controller_firmware >= 12.0, < 12.0-63.21 cpe:2.3:o:citrix:application_delivery_controller_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrix application_delivery_controller_firmware >= 12.1, < 12.1-57.18 cpe:2.3:o:citrix:application_delivery_controller_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrix application_delivery_controller_firmware >= 13.0, < 13.0-58.30 cpe:2.3:o:citrix:application_delivery_controller_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrix netscaler_gateway_firmware >= 10.5, < 10.5-70.18 cpe:2.3:o:citrix:netscaler_gateway_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrix netscaler_gateway_firmware >= 11.1, < 11.1-64.14 cpe:2.3:o:citrix:netscaler_gateway_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrix netscaler_gateway_firmware >= 12.0, < 12.0-63.21 cpe:2.3:o:citrix:netscaler_gateway_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrix netscaler_gateway_firmware >= 12.1, < 12.1-57.18 cpe:2.3:o:citrix:netscaler_gateway_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrix gateway_firmware >= 13.0, < 13.0-58.30 cpe:2.3:o:citrix:gateway_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrix sd-wan_wanop >= 10.2, < 10.2.7 cpe:2.3:o:citrix:sd-wan_wanop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrix sd-wan_wanop >= 11.0, < 11.0.3d cpe:2.3:o:citrix:sd-wan_wanop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrix sd-wan_wanop >= 11.1, < 11.1.1a cpe:2.3:o:citrix:sd-wan_wanop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-8193

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