Is CVE-2020-8269 being actively exploited?

CVE-2020-8269 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-8269?

CVE-2020-8269 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2020-8269

HIGH · CVSS 8.8EPSS 2.7%EU EUVD

An unprivileged Windows user on the VDA can perform arbitrary command execution as SYSTEM in CVAD versions before 2009, 1912 LTSR CU1 hotfixes CTX285870 and CTX286120, 7.15 LTSR CU6 hotfix CTX285344 and 7.6 LTSR CU9

Key facts

CVSS score: 8.8 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-269
EPSS score: 2.7% (86th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2020-29137)
Published: November 16, 2020
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2020-29137 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 4, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

citrix / virtual apps and desktops
citrix / virtual apps and desktops
citrix / xenapp
citrix / xenapp
citrix / xenapp
citrix / xenapp
citrix / xenapp
citrix / xendesktop
citrix / xendesktop
citrix / xendesktop
citrix / xendesktop
citrix / xendesktop

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Citrix XenDesktop 7.15 LTSR Platinum Edition and Citrix XenApp 7.15 LTSR Platinum Edition - Citrix Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria 383-4-433 - archived

References

https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX285059(Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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