Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and Gateway Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (CVE-2022-27518)
Severity: critical · Patch status: patched · Since 2022-12-13 · CVE-2022-27518
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. CISA added CVE-2022-27518 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Dec 13, 2022, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Jan 3, 2023 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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