CVE-2024-8068Known exploitationPublic exploit

NetworkService escalation via writable MSMQ queue

Published Nov 12, 2024 · Updated Oct 21, 2025

Improper privilege management in Cloud Software Group's Citrix Session Recording allows remote authenticated users to gain NetworkService access. The Storage Manager installer grants AnonymousSid GenericWrite access to its MSMQ queue, allowing crafted messages to be accepted and processed by the NetworkService service. Reachability requires an authenticated account in the Session Recording server's Windows Active Directory domain; resulting access is limited to NetworkService privileges.

CVSS severity5.1
Medium
EPSS probability1.40%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationReported
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Summary

What happened

Improper privilege management in Cloud Software Group's Citrix Session Recording allows remote authenticated users to gain NetworkService access. The Storage Manager installer grants AnonymousSid GenericWrite access to its MSMQ queue, allowing crafted messages to be accepted and processed by the NetworkService service. Reachability requires an authenticated account in the Session Recording server's Windows Active Directory domain; resulting access is limited to NetworkService privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-8068
Published
Nov 12, 2024
Updated
Oct 21, 2025
Vendor
Cloud Software Group
Product
Citrix Session Recording
Classifications
CWE-269, T1068
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 12, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 25, 2025Exploitation reportedCISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog listing
  3. Oct 21, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1912 LTSR <CU9 hotfix 19.12.9100.6
  2. Affected versionversion=2203 LTSR <CU5 hotfix 22.03.5100.11
  3. Affected versionversion=2402 LTSR <CU1 hotfix 24.02.1200.16
  4. Affected versionversion=2407 Current Release <24.5.200.8

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Cloud Software Group · Citrix Session Recordingversion=1912 LTSR <CU9 hotfix 19.12.9100.6; version=2203 LTSR <CU5 hotfix 22.03.5100.11; version=2402 LTSR <CU1 hotfix 24.02.1200.16; version=2407 Current Release <24.5.200.8

Published CVSS scores

8.0NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
5.1Citrix Systems, Inc.CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationReported
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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