CVE-2024-8068: Citrix Session Recording Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability
Advisory generated from the CVE record, CISA, Exploit Observer and VEDAS: what it is, whether it is exploited, who is affected, and how to fix and detect it.
Generated by VEDAS. Scores as of 2026-11-01 19:19 UTC. Rebuilt every few hours from cve-scores, CISA KEV and vedas-signatures. How this works and its limits.
What it is
Privilege escalation to NetworkService Account access in Citrix Session Recording when an attacker is an authenticated user in the same Windows Active Directory domain as the session recording server domain
Description quoted from the CVE record (assigned by Citrix, published 2024-11-12).
Weakness: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
How it can be exploited
Exploitable from an adjacent network with low attack complexity with no special attack requirements needing low privileges and no user interaction. Impact: confidentiality low, integrity low, availability low. 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
CISA assessment (SSVC): CISA assesses exploitation as active. Automatable: no. Technical impact: total.
- On CISA KEV since
- 2025-08-25
- US federal deadline
- 2025-09-15
- Ransomware use
- Not known
Public exploit evidence (Exploit Observer)
Also known as: BDU:2024-10075, CNNVD-202411-1502, EUVD-2024-49530, GHSA-c43q-qj38-7p5j
Exploit Observer has no public exploit code that names this CVE or one of its aliases.
Vulnerability databases and vendor advisories (6)
Catalogue entries, not exploit evidence.
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/enisa/EUVD-2024-49530
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c43q-qj38-7p5j
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8068
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://support.citrix.com/s/article/CTX691941-citrix-session-recording-security-bulletin-for-cve20248068-and-cve20248069?language=en_US
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-8068
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.cnnvd.org.cn/home/globalSearch?keyword=CNNVD-202411-1502
52 more references returned by Exploit Observer did not name this CVE or an alias, so they are left out.
VEDAS data as of 2026-11-01T17:12 UTC; fetched 2026-11-02.
Live scores
- EPSS
- 0.035
some chance of attack soon - VEDAS
- 0.703
some exploit evidence - On CISA KEV
- Yes, since 2025-08-25
- Detection rule
- None yet
Thin horizontal line: the “likely” (EPSS 0.10) or “strong” (VEDAS 0.90) threshold. Shaded “no data” areas are periods when cve-scores did not publish. The vertical line is the day CISA added it to its exploited list.
Who is affected
| Product | Affected | Not affected |
|---|---|---|
| Citrix Citrix Session Recording | from 2407 Current Release before 24.5.200.8 from 1912 LTSR before CU9 hotfix 19.12.9100.6 from 2203 LTSR before CU5 hotfix 22.03.5100.11 from 2402 LTSR before CU1 hotfix 24.02.1200.16 | Not stated |
Version ranges exactly as the CVE record states them. “Before X” means X is the first fixed version.
Exploit Observer also maps it to: citrix session_recording, citrix_systems_inc. citrix_virtual_apps_and_desktops_(cvad).
How to fix it
Fixed versions stated in the CVE record: 24.5.200.8, CU9 hotfix 19.12.9100.6, CU5 hotfix 22.03.5100.11, CU1 hotfix 24.02.1200.16.
CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vendor guidance:
- https://support.citrix.com/external/article/691941/citrix-session-recording-security-bullet.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8068
How to detect it
There is no open VEDAS detection rule for this bug yet. It is listed on the detection gaps page if CISA has confirmed attacks.
References
Government sources
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-8068 (government-resource)
Other references
Other databases
Where this comes from
This advisory is generated automatically by VEDAS from: CVE.org record, CISA KEV, cve-scores (EPSS and VEDAS), Exploit Observer. Text in quotes is reproduced from the source; everything else is a fixed template filled with source fields. Nothing here is written by a language model. Check the vendor advisory before acting, and read how VEDAS and Exploit Observer work, and their limits.