Citrix · Parser conflict
Citrix Session Recording Unsafe Deserialisation Vulnerability
At a glance
Actively exploited in the wild — prioritise confirming exposure.
Medium rather than High: exposure is scored at a default because we cannot see your systems or suppliers. If you run or depend on Citrix, treat it as High.
Briefing
- Do not treat uncorroborated claims as confirmed breaches.
Questions to ask IT
- Do we run Citrix, and which versions?
- Is any of it reachable from the internet?
- Have we checked whether it has already been used against us?
- If it is not yet patched, what mitigation is in place, and will the fix be done by 11 Nov?
Next steps
- Confirm exposure, mitigation status and any service interruption risk.
Vulnerability facts
Full CVE detail CVE-2024-8069- 5.1 · MediumExploitable from the same local network with a low-privilege account, and no one has to click or open anything. Low impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability.CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- Listed: attacks using it have been seen (on the catalogue since )
- Elevated attack likelihood (~18.2% in 30 days)
No technical write-up beyond these facts and the summary below yet.
Next steps
- Confirm whether affected products/versions are present and prioritise patching or mitigations
Summary
- Citrix Session Recording contains a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability that allows limited remote code execution with privilege of a NetworkService Account access. Attacker must be an authenticated user on the same intranet as the session recording server.
- CVE-2024-8069 is listed in known-exploited catalogue (exploitation in the wild)
- Authoritative catalogues report active exploitation of this vulnerability.
Why this matters in the UK
- Known-exploited catalogue reports exploitation in the wild
Products and services involved
- Citrix92% match confidence · CVE-2024-8069
Pulse
Last checked 4d ago · Recheck overdue since 5 Nov 2026, 23:38 UK time · 3 quiet checks collapsed
Suggested changed to 7d.
Listed on the — prioritise confirming exposure and patching.
3 quiet checks hidden.
Sources
Citrix Session Recording Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
How we know
Statements extracted from sources. Higher confidence means stronger corroboration.
- ConfirmedHeadline90% confidence
Citrix Session Recording Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
- ConfirmedSummary fact75% confidence
Citrix Session Recording contains a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability that allows limited remote code execution with privilege of a NetworkService Account access. Attacker must be an authenticated user on the same intranet as the session recording server. Affects Citrix Session Recording. Known ransomware campaign use: Unknown.
- ConfirmedCVE identifier95% confidence
Event involves CVE-2024-8069
- ConfirmedKnown-exploited catalogue98% confidence
CVE-2024-8069 is listed in known-exploited catalogue (exploitation in the wild)