---
id: "CVE-2024-8068"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2024-8068"]
title: "Privilege escalation to NetworkService Account access in Citrix Session Recording when an attacker is an\u2026"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.0
epss: null
exploited: true
status: "open"
category: "vendor"
products: [{"name": "citrix session recording", "fixed": ["2407"], "affected": "< 2407", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "citrix session recording", "fixed": [], "affected": "= 1912", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "citrix session recording", "fixed": [], "affected": "= 2203", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "citrix session recording", "fixed": [], "affected": "= 2402", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "citrix session recording", "fixed": [], "affected": "= 2407", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "Citrix Session Recording", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["active-directory", "citrix", "exploited", "session-recording", "vendor", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["no-session-recording-deployment", "not-in-same-ad-domain"]
published_at: "2024-11-12T18:15:47+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-24T00:09:50+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "kev", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2024-8068", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"}, {"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8068", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T22:29:05+00:00"}]
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# Privilege escalation to NetworkService Account access in Citrix Session Recording when an attacker is an…

Citrix Session Recording has an improper privilege management flaw that lets a logged-in user escalate to the NetworkService account on the recording server. An attacker must already be an authenticated user in the same Windows Active Directory domain as the server.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:citrix session recording affected < 2407 fixed 2407
- vendor:citrix session recording affected = 1912 fixed ?
- vendor:citrix session recording affected = 2203 fixed ?
- vendor:citrix session recording affected = 2402 fixed ?
- vendor:citrix session recording affected = 2407 fixed ?
- vendor:Citrix Session Recording affected ? fixed ?

## Fix

Apply the mitigation from Citrix's vendor advisory for CVE-2024-8068; CISA says to discontinue use if no mitigation is available.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00 kev https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2024-8068
- 2026-10-23T22:29:05+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8068

## From the sources

Citrix Session Recording contains an improper privilege management vulnerability that could allow for privilege escalation to NetworkService Account access. An attacker must be an authenticated user in the same Windows Active Directory domain as the session recording server domain.

CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

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