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    CVE-2021-22928

    A vulnerability has been identified in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops that could, if exploited, allow a user of a Windows VDA that has either Citrix Profile Management or Citrix Profile Management WMI Plugin installed to escalate their privilege level on that Windows VDA to SYSTEM.

    Published:Aug 5, 2021
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Aug 5, 2021
    EPSS Score:0.00052
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Citrix
    Product
    Virtual Apps And Desktops
    Vendor
    Citrix
    Product
    Xenapp
    Vendor
    Citrix
    Product
    Xendesktop

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High