CVE-2016-9111

MEDIUM

Citrix Receiver Desktop Lock 4.5 - Auth Bypass

Title source: llm

Description

Incorrect access control mechanisms in Citrix Receiver Desktop Lock 4.5 allow an attacker to bypass the authentication requirement by leveraging physical access to a VDI for temporary disconnection of a LAN cable. NOTE: as of 20161208, the vendor could not reproduce the issue, stating "the researcher was unable to provide us with information that would allow us to confirm the behaviour and, despite extensive investigation on test deployments of supported products, we were unable to reproduce the behaviour as he described. The researcher has also, despite additional requests for information, ceased to respond to us."

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by Rithwik Jayasimha · textlocalmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40686

Scores

CVSS v3 6.8
EPSS 0.0260
EPSS Percentile 85.4%
Attack Vector PHYSICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-284 CWE-254
Status published

Affected Products (2)

citrix/receiver_desktop
n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Nov 07, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026