Remote desktop takeover via phishing
Published Nov 8, 2022 · Updated May 1, 2025
Insufficient verification of data authenticity in Citrix ADC/Gateway before the fixed builds allows remote attackers to take over remote desktop sessions via phishing. The flaw affects the RDP Proxy path when RDP proxy functionality is configured, allowing attacker-controlled phishing content to be accepted as authentic session data. A victim must interact with the phishing lure and the appliance must be customer-managed and configured as an RDP Proxy; the resulting impact is takeover of the targeted remote desktop session.
Summary
What happened
Insufficient verification of data authenticity in Citrix ADC/Gateway before the fixed builds allows remote attackers to take over remote desktop sessions via phishing. The flaw affects the RDP Proxy path when RDP proxy functionality is configured, allowing attacker-controlled phishing content to be accepted as authentic session data. A victim must interact with the phishing lure and the appliance must be customer-managed and configured as an RDP Proxy; the resulting impact is takeover of the targeted remote desktop session.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-27513
- Published
- Nov 8, 2022
- Updated
- May 1, 2025
- Vendor
- Citrix
- Product
- Citrix ADC/Gateway
- Classifications
- CWE-345, T1566.002
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Nov 8, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 1, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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