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CRITICAL SEVERITY
CVE-2022-27518 Citrix · Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and Gateway

Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and Gateway Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Technical Severity

CVSS v3.1 Metrics

CRITICAL
9.8 / 10
Minimal Risk Critical
Vector Specification
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitation Likelihood

EPSS Prediction

22.96 %
Predictive Probability
Percentile Rank
95.8 th

Documented as more likely to be exploited than 95.8% of known CVEs.

Detection Date

Dec 13, 2022

Remediation Due

Jan 03, 2023

CISA Catalog Active

Threat Analysis

Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and Gateway, when configured with SAML SP or IdP configuration, contain an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows an attacker to execute code as administrator.

Remediation Directive

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

External Intelligence

https://www.citrix.com/blogs/2022/12/13/critical-security-update-now-available-for-citrix-adc-citrix-gateway/

https://www.citrix.com/blogs/2022/12/13/critical-security-update-now-available-for-citrix-adc-citrix-gateway/
NVD

National Vulnerability Database

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27518