CVE-2026-53565 Local Privilege escalation allows a low-privileged user to gain SYSTEM privileges
A local attacker can exploit improper privilege management in Citrix Windows clients to escalate privileges to SYSTEM.
- 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-2026-53565?
CVE-2026-53565 is a high-severity vulnerability in Citrix Endpoint Analysis Client for Windows, published on 14 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Citrix Secure Access Client for Windows, Citrix Citrix Endpoint Analysis Client for Windows.
This issue affects Secure Access Client for Windows: before 26.6.1.20; Citrix Endpoint Analysis Client for Windows: before 26. 5.1.7.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-53565?
How do I fix CVE-2026-53565?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-53565 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-53565 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-53565 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4j74-6cg6-qvqf.