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CVE-2021-44520
published 2022-04-13

CVE-2021-44520: In Citrix XenMobile Server through 10.12 RP9, there is an Authenticated Command Injection vulnerability, leading to remote code execution with root privileges.

PriorityP265high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
5.80%
92.2th percentile
In Citrix XenMobile Server through 10.12 RP9, there is an Authenticated Command Injection vulnerability, leading to remote code execution with root privileges.

Affected

6 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
citrixcitrix_endpoint_management
citrixcitrix_xenmobile
citrixxenmobile
citrixxenmobile_server
citrixxenmobile_server
citrixxenserver

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

  • CVE-2021-44520 is an Authenticated Command Injection vulnerability in Citrix XenMobile Server; monitor for unexpected OS-level command execution (e.g., shell spawning) originating from the XenMobile Server process, particularly with root privileges.
  • Exploitation requires an authenticated session with access to the underlying OS via the XenMobile Server interface; alert on authenticated sessions performing unusual or privileged OS-level operations on XenMobile Server.
  • Affected versions are XenMobile Server 10.14.0 before rolling patch 4 and 10.13.0 before rolling patch 7; identify unpatched instances in the environment as high-priority targets for monitoring.
  • ·Exploitation requires prior authentication to the XenMobile Server; unauthenticated access alone is insufficient to trigger CVE-2021-44520.
  • ·The vulnerability is classified as Medium severity by Citrix, which may affect organizational prioritization despite the root RCE impact.

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.09.0CRITICALAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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