CVE-2020-8196: Citrix ADC, Gateway, and SD-WAN WANOP Appliance Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-8196 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Improper Access Control vulnerability in Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC), Gateway, and SD-WAN WANOP Appliance. It is known to be exploited: CISA lists it, first on 03-11-2021. EPSS estimates a 26.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 10-07-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-11-2021Added to CISA KEVCitrix ADC, Gateway, and SD-WAN WANOP Appliance Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- 03-05-2022CISA remediation dueApply updates per vendor instructions.
- 21-10-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
26.33%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
98%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 26.33% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs- Added
- 03-11-2021
- Federal due date
- 03-05-2022
CISA required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions. nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8196
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Citrix4 products
- application_delivery_controller≥ 10.5, < 10.5-70.18 | ≥ 11.1, < 11.1-64.14 | ≥ 12.0, < 12.0-63.21 | ≥ 12.1, < 12.1-57.18 | ≥ 13.0, < 13.0-58.30
- gateway≥ 13.0, < 13.0-58.30
- netscaler_gateway≥ 10.5, < 10.5-70.18 | ≥ 11.1, < 11.1-64.14 | ≥ 12.0, < 12.0-63.21 | ≥ 12.1, < 12.1-57.18
- sd-wan_wanop≥ 10.2, < 10.2.7 | ≥ 11.0, < 11.0.3d | ≥ 11.1, < 11.1.1a
1 vendor · 4 products
References
3 links- packetstormsecurity.com/files/160047/Citrix-ADC-NetScaler-Local-File-Inclusion.htmlX Refsource MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-8196Government ResourceUS Government Resource