CVE-2022-27518

Unauthenticated remote arbitrary code execution

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX474995	Vendor Advisory
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX474995	Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-27518	US Government Resource

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:o:citrix:application_delivery_controller_firmware:::::fips:::*
	cpe:2.3:o:citrix:application_delivery_controller_firmware:::::ndcpp:::*
	cpe:2.3:o:citrix:application_delivery_controller_firmware::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:citrix:application_delivery_controller_firmware::::::::

cpe:2.3:h:citrix:application_delivery_controller:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:o:citrix:gateway_firmware::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:citrix:gateway_firmware::::::::

cpe:2.3:h:citrix:gateway:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

24 Oct 2025, 13:43

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-27518 -~~	() https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-27518 - US Government Resource

22 Oct 2025, 00:18

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-27518 -

21 Oct 2025, 20:19

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~{'url': 'https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-27518', 'source': '134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0'}~~

21 Oct 2025, 19:19

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-27518 -

Information

Published : 2022-12-13 17:15

Updated : 2025-10-24 13:43

NVD link : CVE-2022-27518

Mitre link : CVE-2022-27518

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-27518

JSON object : View

Products Affected

citrix

gateway
application_delivery_controller_firmware
application_delivery_controller
gateway_firmware

CWE

CWE-664

Improper Control of a Resource Through its Lifetime

NVD-CWE-Other

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