CVE-2024-8069
CVE-2024-8069 — Limited remote code execution with privilege of a NetworkService Account access
Limited remote code execution with privilege of a NetworkService Account access in Citrix Session Recording if the attacker is an authenticated user on the same intranet as the session recording server
Published Updated Sources: NVD, Citrix Session Recording (CNA), CISA, FIRST EPSS, GitHub, SOCRadar CTI
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the scoring sources call it.
Exploitation
Confirmed
CISA KEV, listed Aug 25, 2025
EPSS
15%
ahead of 97% of scored CVEs
CVSS base
8
high · 2 sources
CISA SSVC assessment
Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses · SSVC 2.0.3. A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.
Exploitation
Active
none · proof-of-concept · active
Automatable
No
can an attacker script all four kill-chain steps
Technical impact
Total
partial · total control of the vulnerable component
Remediation
The vendor's own words where we have them.
Upgrade Citrix Session Recording to a fixed release. Apply vendor patches per advisory and restrict external exposure of the affected component until patched.
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.
Federal deadline Sep 15, 2025 — passed 376 days ago
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record's own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found.
- Identify exposed assets running affected vendor/product/version combinations.
- Treat as emergency remediation because CISA KEV status is present.
- Search available logs for exploit probes, errors, authentication anomalies, or suspicious child processes matching the vulnerability class.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and version as the advisories word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citrix Session Recording | Citrix Session Recording | 2407 Current Release to < 24.5.200.8 | Vulnerable |
| Citrix Session Recording | Citrix Session Recording | 1912 LTSR | Vulnerable |
| Citrix Session Recording | Citrix Session Recording | 2203 LTSR | Vulnerable |
| Citrix Session Recording | Citrix Session Recording | 2402 LTSR | Vulnerable |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Availability
High
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Scope
Unchanged
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Privileges Req
Low
User Interaction
None
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | CVSS 3.1 | high | 2.1 | 5.9 | NVD |
| 5.1 | CVSS 4.0 | medium | — | — | Citrix Session Recording (CNA) |
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
What this weakness leads to
MITRE's own consequences and mitigations for the weakness class — the authority's wording, not guidance derived from the CVSS vector.
CWE-502 · Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- Modify Application Data
- Unexpected State
- DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU)
- Varies by Context
Mitigation: If available, use the signing/sealing features of the programming language to assure that deserialized data has not been tainted. For example, a hash-based message authentication code (HMAC) could be used to ensure that data has not been modified.
CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
- Bypass Protection Mechanism
- Gain Privileges or Assume Identity
- Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands
- Hide Activities
Mitigation: Refactor your program so that you do not have to dynamically generate code.
Weakness & attack patterns
- CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Attack patterns reported against this CVE. The ATT&CK techniques below are inferred from its weakness class.
CISA KEV details
CISA lists a CVE here once it has evidence of exploitation against real targets.
Listed
Aug 25, 2025
Federal deadline
Sep 15, 2025
passed 376 days ago
Ransomware use
Unknown
CISA records ransomware use only for campaigns it has confirmed, so “Unknown” means unrecorded, not ruled out. The deadline binds US federal agencies; for everyone else it is a date to argue against.
Public exploit
Capability, not use: code existing is a different claim from anyone running it.
Repositories
13
3 of the 5 sampled are weaponized
Exploit entries
1
Exploit-DB and CTI exploit indexes
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not rules we have tested.
- Monitor for scanner or exploit-pattern traffic after 14 public PoC repositories were reported.
Groups associated with this CVE
Groups reported in connection with this vulnerability. A reported association, not a confirmed observation of that group using it — and not scoped to any sector or campaign.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first — with the readings a source repeats on a schedule counted underneath rather than listed.
- 2026
Added · CVSS 3.1 8.0 (AV:A)
Jun 17, 2026 · NVD
- 2025
Bulletin released on NIST.
Aug 27, 2025 · SOCRadar CTI
Cve is exploited Citrix Session Recording Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
Aug 26, 2025 · SOCRadar CTI
Added to CISA KEV catalog
Aug 25, 2025 · CISA
- 2024
Initial · CVE published
Nov 12, 2024 · NVD
Source activity
Readings a source repeats on a schedule, counted rather than listed.
- 15×SVRS was changedDec 1, 2024 – Sep 26, 2025 · SOCRadar CTI
- 9×ModifiedAug 25, 2025 – Oct 24, 2025 · SOCRadar CTI
- 2×TweetsAug 26, 2025 – Aug 27, 2025 · SOCRadar CTI
- 1×Github_Repos · Github repository created, HORKimhab/CVE-2024-8068-CVE-2024-8069Aug 19, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI
References
4 on the record
- support.citrix.com/s/article/CTX691941-citrix-session-recording-security-bulletin-for-cve20248068-and-cve20248069?language=en_US
Vendor Advisory, NIST
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-8069
US Government Resource
- support.citrix.com/external/article/691941/citrix-session-recording-security-bullet.html
Vendor Advisory
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8069
Vendor Advisory
Coverage
6 stories from the feeds we poll
ISC StormCast for Tuesday, November 19th, 2024
isc.sans.edu · Nov 19, 2024
Sicherheitslücken in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops
cert.at · Nov 12, 2024
Claude Mythos: Prepare for your board’s cybersecurity questions about the latest AI model from Anthropic
securityboulevard.com · Apr 14, 2026
August 2025 CVE Landscape
recordedfuture.com · Sep 15, 2025
CISA Issues Alert on Citrix Vulnerabilities Under Active Exploitation - Cyber Press
cyberpress.org · Aug 26, 2025
1 more reports on this CVEShowing 5 of 6 · Vendor research and security press coverageUnlock freeElsewhere on this site
- Citrix Session Recordingevery CVE for this vendor
- August 2025what else CISA listed
- Deserializationsame class
- CWE-502other pages naming this weakness
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record1
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2024-8069 is Limited remote code execution with privilege of a NetworkService Account access, a high vulnerability affecting Citrix Session Recording from Citrix Session Recording. The current evidence lists it in CISA KEV, and the exploit status is: Yes: CISA KEV signal present. Public exploit evidence is: 14 public PoC repositories reported; 3 marked weaponized in current dataset. The affected-version evidence is listed in the key facts and affected products tables. Defenders should first verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run those versions, then apply vendor patches or mitigations, restrict reachable attack surface, and preserve logs for detection review. CVSS 8 describes technical severity, while EPSS 15% helps estimate near-term exploit likelihood; neither replaces asset context. Unknown fields should remain explicit in tickets, and threat actor, IOC, victimology, or payload claims should not be added unless a cited source supports them. Monitor CISA KEV, vendor advisories, NVD changes, public PoC repositories, and internal telemetry for update triggers.