CVE-2022-27518 (GCVE-0-2022-27518)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-12-13 00:00
Modified
2025-10-21 23:15
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-664 - Improper Control of a Resource Through its Lifetime
Summary
Unauthenticated remote arbitrary code execution
References
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
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| Citrix | Citrix Gateway, Citrix ADC |
Version: 12.1 Version: 13.0 Version: 12.1 FIPs, NDcPP |
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Data from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Date added: 2022-12-13
Due date: 2023-01-03
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Used in ransomware: Unknown
Notes: https://www.citrix.com/blogs/2022/12/13/critical-security-update-now-available-for-citrix-adc-citrix-gateway/; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27518
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