CVE-2016-6493
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8EPSS 2.2%EU EUVD
Citrix XenApp 6.x before 6.5 HRP07 and 7.x before 7.9 and Citrix XenDesktop before 7.9 might allow attackers to weaken an unspecified security mitigation via vectors related to memory permission.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.8 (v3.0)
- Severity
- CRITICAL
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-254
- EPSS score
- 2.2% (82th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2016-7415)
- Published
- August 19, 2016
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2016-7415 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- citrix / xenapp
- citrix / xenapp
- citrix / xenapp
- citrix / xenapp
- citrix / xenapp
- citrix / xenapp
- citrix / xenapp
- citrix / xenapp
- citrix / xendesktop
Certified products that may be affected
3 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Citrix XenDesktop 7.6 Platinum Edition - Citrix Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria CRP281 - archived
- Citrix XenDesktop Version 5.6 Platinum Edition - Citrix Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria CRP271 - archived
- Citrix XenDesktop 4 Platinum Edition - Citrix Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria CRP256 - archived
References
- http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX215460(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92316(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036539(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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