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CVE-2023-24489

Citrix ShareFile · Managed file transfer (MFT)

Citrix Content Collaboration ShareFile Improper Access Control Vulnerability

At a glance

Exploited. Added to CISA’s catalog of exploited vulnerabilities on August 16, 2023.

Affected product: Citrix ShareFile (category Managed file transfer (MFT), indicative classification). Name in CISA’s catalog: Citrix Content Collaboration.

What should I do?

Apply the patches or mitigations from Citrix; if none are available, stop using the product.

Deadline set by CISA for US federal agencies: 21 days (due September 6, 2023). It only binds those agencies, but it is a useful measure of urgency.

Original text of the required action (CISA)

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Timeline

  1. Vulnerability published Publication date (NVD)
  2. Exploitation confirmed Added to CISA’s KEV catalog
  3. CISA deadline Remediation deadline set for US federal agencies

The facts, with their sources

Exploitation confirmed
Yes, on August 16, 2023 Date added to the catalog of exploited vulnerabilities. Exploitation itself may have started earlier. Source: KEV catalog, collected September 29, 2026 at 14:57 UTC
Ransomware
No known use to date That does not guarantee it is not being used: the information is not public. Source: KEV catalog, collected September 29, 2026 at 14:57 UTC
Hunt for compromise
Not requested by CISA Source: KEV catalog, collected September 29, 2026 at 14:57 UTC
CISA required action
Apply the patches or mitigations from Citrix; if none are available, stop using the product. Rewritten by this site from CISA’s original text. Source: KEV catalog, collected September 29, 2026 at 14:57 UTC
CISA deadline
September 6, 2023, 21 days Set for US federal agencies: a measure of urgency, not an obligation elsewhere. Source: KEV catalog, collected September 29, 2026 at 14:57 UTC
Vulnerability published
July 10, 2023 Source: National Vulnerability Database (NVD), collected September 29, 2026 at 15:00 UTC
Product according to CISA
Citrix Content Collaboration Filed by this site under “Managed file transfer (MFT)” (indicative classification). Source: KEV catalog, collected September 29, 2026 at 14:57 UTC
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Technical detail of the score: attack vector, complexity, impact. Source: National Vulnerability Database (NVD), collected September 29, 2026 at 15:00 UTC

Severity and activity

9.8 / 10 CVSS severity: critical

Score from the NVD. Collected Sep 29, 2026.

— Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)

FIRST’s EPSS model. Since exploitation is already confirmed, this figure is mostly useful to compare activity. Collected Sep 29, 2026.

Description

A vulnerability has been discovered in the customer-managed ShareFile storage zones controller which, if exploited, could allow an unauthenticated attacker to remotely compromise the customer-managed ShareFile storage zones controller.

Official description from the NVD, collected Sep 29, 2026. CVE® description © The MITRE Corporation.

Citrix Content Collaboration contains an improper access control vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to remotely compromise customer-managed ShareFile storage zones controllers.

Summary from CISA (KEV catalog).

CERT-FR advisories

No advisory among the latest CERT-FR publications this site follows. That does not mean there are none.

Information reused under the Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab); the date of last update is shown for each advisory. This site is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by ANSSI.

Sources for this page

  • CISA KEV catalog: exploitation, date added, required action, deadline, ransomware.
  • NVD (NIST): CVSS severity, publication date, description, vendor references.
  • EPSS (FIRST): probability of exploitation.
  • CERT-FR: advisories and alerts (in French).
  • Brand and category: indicative classification by this site (method).