Application Delivery Controller vulnerabilitiesAnd the versions its exploited flaws hit.

Product5 known exploited15 versions
The short answer

Application Delivery Controller is made by Citrix. We track 30 published vulnerabilities listed under that exact name, across 15 versions. 5 of them are on the list of flaws known to be exploited, the newest added on 13 December 2022. Citrix lists newer releases under their own names, such as Application Delivery Controller Firmware, so check those pages too.

Check your version

The most recent Application Delivery Controller flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2022-27518, on 13 December 2022. We keep watching the known-exploited list.

Other names

Is Application Delivery Controller listed under other names? Yes.

Citrix also lists Application Delivery Controller under more specific names, such as Application Delivery Controller Firmware. Flaws listed only under those names are counted on their own pages, not here. If you run one of these, open its page for its own exploited flaws.

Versions

Which versions of Application Delivery Controller do the exploited flaws hit?

Each exploited flaw lists the versions it affects, as published by the vendor. Find your version, then patch.

Known exploited

Which Application Delivery Controller vulnerabilities are being exploited?

5 flaws are on the government list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited. These are the ones criminals are using now, so they go first, whatever their severity score says.

  1. 9.8
    CVE-2022-27518CriticalKnown exploited
    Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and Gateway Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

    Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and Gateway, when configured with SAML SP or IdP configuration, contain an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows an attacker to execute code as administrator.

    Chance of use6.9%Known exploited since13 Dec 2022
  2. 9.8
    CVE-2019-19781CriticalKnown exploited
    Citrix ADC, Gateway, and SD-WAN WANOP Appliance Code Execution Vulnerability

    Citrix ADC, Citrix Gateway, and multiple Citrix SD-WAN WANOP appliance models contain an unspecified vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to perform code execution.

    Chance of use>99%Known exploited since3 Nov 2021
  3. 6.5
    CVE-2020-8193MediumKnown exploited
    Citrix ADC, Gateway, and SD-WAN WANOP Appliance Authorization Bypass Vulnerability

    Citrix ADC, Citrix Gateway, and multiple Citrix SD-WAN WANOP appliance models contain an authorization bypass vulnerability that may allow unauthenticated access to certain URL endpoints.

    Chance of use88%Known exploited since3 Nov 2021
  4. 6.5
    CVE-2020-8195MediumKnown exploited
    Citrix ADC, Gateway, and SD-WAN WANOP Appliance Information Disclosure Vulnerability

    Citrix ADC, Citrix Gateway, and multiple Citrix SD-WAN WANOP appliance models contain an information disclosure vulnerability.

    Chance of use33%Known exploited since3 Nov 2021
  5. 4.3
    CVE-2020-8196MediumKnown exploited
    Citrix ADC, Gateway, and SD-WAN WANOP Appliance Information Disclosure Vulnerability

    Citrix ADC, Citrix Gateway, and multiple Citrix SD-WAN WANOP appliance models contain an information disclosure vulnerability.

    Chance of use26%Known exploited since3 Nov 2021
Exploit likelihood

Which Application Delivery Controller flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.

50% or more10% to 49%Under 10%
  1. >99%
    CVE-2019-19781CriticalKnown exploited

    An issue was discovered in Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and Gateway 10.5, 11.1, 12.0, 12.1, and 13.0.

    CVSS9.8Published27 Dec 2019
  2. 88%
    CVE-2020-8193MediumKnown exploited

    Improper access control in Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway versions before 13.0-58.30, 12.1-57.18, 12.0-63.21, 11.1-64.14 and 10.5-70.18 and Citrix SDWAN WAN-OP versions before 11.1.1a, 11.0.3d and 10.2.7 allows...

    CVSS6.5Published10 Jul 2020
  3. 81%

    Cross site scripting vulnerability in Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway in allows and attacker to perform cross site scripting

    CVSS6.1Published10 Jul 2023
  4. 33%
    CVE-2020-8195MediumKnown exploited

    Improper input validation in Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway versions before 13.0-58.30, 12.1-57.18, 12.0-63.21, 11.1-64.14 and 10.5-70.18 and Citrix SDWAN WAN-OP versions before 11.1.1a, 11.0.3d and 10.2.7 resulting...

    CVSS6.5Published10 Jul 2020
  5. 26%
    CVE-2020-8196MediumKnown exploited

    Improper access control in Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway versions before 13.0-58.30, 12.1-57.18, 12.0-63.21, 11.1-64.14 and 10.5-70.18 and Citrix SDWAN WAN-OP versions before 11.1.1a, 11.0.3d and 10.2.7 resulting in...

    CVSS4.3Published10 Jul 2020
  6. 23%

    Improper input validation in Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway versions before 13.0-58.30, 12.1-57.18, 12.0-63.21, 11.1-64.14 and 10.5-70.18 and Citrix SDWAN WAN-OP versions before 11.1.1a, 11.0.3d and 10.2.7 allows...

    CVSS6.1Published10 Jul 2020
  7. 11%

    Reflected code injection in Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway versions before 13.0-58.30, 12.1-57.18, 12.0-63.21, 11.1-64.14 and 10.5-70.18 and Citrix SDWAN WAN-OP versions before 11.1.1a, 11.0.3d and 10.2.7 allows the...

    CVSS6.5Published10 Jul 2020
  8. 6.9%
    CVE-2022-27518CriticalKnown exploited

    Unauthenticated remote arbitrary code execution

    CVSS9.8Published13 Dec 2022
  9. 3.0%

    Citrix ADC and Citrix/NetScaler Gateway before 13.0-82.41, 12.1-62.23, 11.1-65.20 and Citrix ADC 12.1-FIPS before 12.1-55.238 suffer from improper access control allowing SAML authentication hijack through a phishing...

    CVSS6.5Published16 Jun 2021
  10. 1.9%

    Improper input validation in Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway versions before 11.1-63.9 and 12.0-62.10 allows unauthenticated users to perform a denial of service attack.

    CVSS7.5Published10 Jul 2020
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We track 30 published vulnerabilities listed under the name Application Delivery Controller, across 15 versions. The most recent Application Delivery Controller flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2022-27518, on 13 December 2022.

5 are on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added are CVE-2022-27518, CVE-2019-19781 and CVE-2020-8193.

Citrix also lists Application Delivery Controller under more specific names, such as Application Delivery Controller Firmware. Flaws listed only under those names are counted on their own pages, not here. Open the release you run to see its own list.

Create a EdgeProtect account and track Application Delivery Controller. We match it against every published flaw, give each one a risk score from 0 to 100 and keep watching, so you hear about new ones as soon as we know, by email, in the app or by webhook.