CVE-2026-53562
HIGH 8.5Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') vulnerability in Citrix UniconOS. This issue affects UniconOS: before 2607 CR and before 2603 LTSR CU2.
Severe if exploited (CVSS 8.5), but no known exploitation and low modeled probability. Patch on a normal cadence.
Exploitation likelihood
0.2%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 10th percentile
Impact if exploited
8.5CVSS 4.0 · HIGH
- ConfidentialityHigh
- IntegrityHigh
- AvailabilityHigh
What an attacker needs
- ⚠Access: Requires local access to the host
- ⚠Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
- ✓Requirements: No special attack requirements
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept
No public PoC is currently catalogued.
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Data snapshot:
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-59: Improper link resolution before file access ('link following')
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References and research data (JSON)
All CVSS metrics
- HIGH 8.5 v4.0 · CNA Primary
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - HIGH 8.5 v4.0 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
References
Advisories
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-98896 EUVD · EUVD-2026-98896
Technical & other
- https://support.citrix.com/support-home/kbsearch/article?articleNumber=CTX697187CVE record · Citrix · Updated 2026-10-13T16:54:56.181Z
NVD · CVE-2026-53562 · Updated 2026-10-14T16:04:11.750