CVE-2020-8271
Unauthenticated remote code execution with root privileges in Citrix SD-WAN Center versions...
Unauthenticated remote code execution with root privileges in Citrix SD-WAN Center versions before 11.2.2, 11.1.2b and 10.2.8
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Unauthenticated remote code execution with root privileges in Citrix SD-WAN Center versions before 11.2.2, 11.1.2b and 10.2.8
- Record
CVE-2020-8271- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-23, CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Unauthenticated remote code execution with root privileges in Citrix SD-WAN Center versions before 11.2.2, 11.1.2b and 10.2.8
- Record
CVE-2020-8271- Weakness
- CWE-23
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-29139 No score
Unauthenticated remote code execution with root privileges in Citrix SD-WAN Center versions before 11.2.2, 11.1.2b and 10.2.8
- Record
EUVD-2020-29139- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wmcj-6965-gm4j No score
Unauthenticated remote code execution with root privileges in Citrix SD-WAN Center versions...
Unauthenticated remote code execution with root privileges in Citrix SD-WAN Center versions before 11.2.2, 11.1.2b and 10.2.8
- Record
GHSA-wmcj-6965-gm4j- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-8271 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Citrix Sd-wan, published November 16, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.1%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.