CVE-2020-8196

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 resulting in limited information disclosure to low privileged users.

Published: 2020-07-10 Last update: 2025-10-30 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2020-8196 is rated Active Exploitation (78.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 68.11%, 99th percentile). 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. EPSS rose +1.91% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

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CISA KEV Record for CVE-2020-8196

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

Exploit added: 2021-11-03

Action due: 2022-05-03

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-8196

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 2026-03-23 66.20% 68.11% +1.91%
2 2026-02-08 70.66% 66.20% -4.46%
3 2025-12-23 — 70.66% —

Full EPSS history (23 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-8196

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 1.4 [email protected]
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 1.4 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-8196

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-8196

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-2020-8196

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