CVE-2023-24485 Privilege Escalation on the system running a vulnerable version of Citrix Workspace app for Windows
A standard Windows user can escalate privileges to SYSTEM on machines running Citrix Workspace app, requiring immediate patching.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-24485?
CVE-2023-24485 is a high-severity vulnerability in Citrix Workspace App for Windows, published on 16 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Vulnerabilities have been identified that, collectively, allow a standard Windows user to perform operations as SYSTEM on the computer running Citrix Workspace app.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-24485?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Citrix Workspace.
How do I fix CVE-2023-24485?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-24485 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-24485 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-24485 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Citrix Workspace App for Windows
- CVE-2020-8207 Privilege escalation in Citrix Workspace App for Windows
- CVE-2024-6286 Local Privilege escalation allows a low-privileged user to gain SYSTEM privileges
- CVE-2022-21825 Privilege escalation in Citrix Workspace App for Linux
- CVE-2021-22907 Privilege escalation in Citrix Workspace App for Windows
- CVE-2025-4879 Citrix Workspace App for Windows - Local Privilege escalation allows a low-privileged user to gain SYSTEM privileges
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hqw3-7ccf-2jm6.