CVE-2023-24485

Privilege Escalation on the system running a vulnerable version of Citrix Workspace app for Windows

Description

Vulnerabilities have been identified that, collectively, allow a standard Windows user to perform operations as SYSTEM on the computer running Citrix Workspace app.

Remediation

Workaround:

  • These vulnerabilities are only exposed by a Windows Administrator or SYSTEM process (e.g. SCCM) performing the installation or uninstallation of a vulnerable version of Citrix Workspace App. Customers will only be affected by these vulnerabilities if they perform these actions using a vulnerable version of Citrix Workspace app for Windows.

Categories

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.15%
Vendor Advisory citrix.com
Affected: Citrix Citrix Workspace App for Windows
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX477617/citrix-workspace-app-for-windows-security-bulletin-for-cve202324484-cve202324485 patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-24485?
CVE-2023-24485 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-24485?
As a workaround for remediating CVE-2023-24485: These vulnerabilities are only exposed by a Windows Administrator or SYSTEM process (e.g. SCCM) performing the installation or uninstallation of a vulnerable version of Citrix Workspace App. Customers will only be affected by these vulnerabilities if they perform these actions using a vulnerable version of Citrix Workspace app for Windows.
Is CVE-2023-24485 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-24485 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-24485?
CVE-2023-24485 affects Citrix Citrix Workspace App for Windows.
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