Secure MailApplication · Citrix
CVE-2020-8274
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCitrix Secure Mail for Android before 20.11.0 suffers from Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') by allowing unauthenticated access to read data stored within Secure Mail. Note that a malicious app would need to be installed on the Android device or a threat actor would need to execute arbitrary code on the Android device.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceCitrix Secure Mail for Android before version 20.11.0 contains a code injection vulnerability that allows a malicious app installed on the same device or code executing locally to bypass authentication mechanisms and read sensitive data stored within the Secure Mail application.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Secure MailApplication
< 20.11.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check Citrix Secure Mail version via Android SettingsOpen Settings > Apps > Citrix Secure Mail. Locate the version number displayed under the app name or in the App info screen.Affected if The displayed version number is lower than 20.11.0 (for example, 20.10.5, 20.9.0, etc.)
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Check Citrix Secure Mail version via Google Play StoreOpen the Google Play Store app, search for 'Citrix Secure Mail', and view the version number listed under the app information.Affected if The listed version is lower than 20.11.0
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Verify app source and update statusConfirm the app was installed from an official source (Google Play Store or Citrix/enterprise distribution) and check if any pending updates are available.Affected if No update to version 20.11.0 or later is available, or the currently installed version remains below 20.11.0 after checking for updates
A defender is affected if Citrix Secure Mail for Android is installed at any version prior to 20.11.0 on their device.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data20.11.0
Upgrade Citrix Secure Mail for Android to version 20.11.0 or later to obtain the security patch. Additionally, organizations should enforce policies prohibiting installation of untrusted applications on devices with access to corporate email.
Fix this in Secure Mail
Scoped from the published advisory
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2020-8274 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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