Xendesktop
CVE-2016-4810
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Access control enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Defense Evasion The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.22%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the high-severity affected system. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
Citrix Studio before 7.6.1000, Citrix XenDesktop 7.x before 7.6 LTSR Cumulative Update 1 (CU1), and Citrix XenApp 7.5 and 7.6 allow attackers to set Access Policy rules on the XenDesktop Delivery. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-284. Citrix Studio before 7.6.1000, Citrix XenDesktop 7.x before 7.6 LTSR Cumulative Update 1 (CU1), and Citrix XenApp 7.5 and 7.6 allow attackers to set Access Policy rules on the XenDesktop Delivery Controller via unspecified vectors. Affected products include: Citrix Xenapp, Citrix Xendesktop. Version information: before 7.6.1000.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
Citrix Studio before 7.6.1000, Citrix XenDesktop 7.x before 7.6 LTSR Cumulative Update 1 (CU1), and Citrix XenApp 7.5 and 7.6 allow attackers to set Access Policy rules on the XenDesktop Delivery Controller via unspecified vectors.
Threat Intelligence Overview
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
How this decision was reached
The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.
What every action level means
SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
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