Citrix Workspace app for Windows Security Bulletin CVE-2024-6286

Citrix Workspace app for Windows Security Bulletin CVE-2024-6286

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Article ID: CTX678036

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Description

Affected Versions

The vulnerability affects the following supported versions of the Citrix Workspace app for Windows

Current Release (CR)

  • Citrix Workspace app for Windows versions before 2403.1 

Long Term Service Release (LTSR)

  • Citrix Workspace app for Windows versions before 2402 LTSR
  • Citrix Workspace app for Windows versions before 2203.1 LTSR CU6 Hotfix 2 

Summary

Citrix Workspace app for Windows contains the vulnerability mentioned below 

CVE ID           Description Pre-requisites     CWE CVSS
CVE-2024-6286 Local Privilege escalation allows a low-privileged user to gain SYSTEM privileges Local access to the target system CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

CVSS v4.0 Base Score: 8.5

(CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N) 

 

What Customers Should Do

Citrix strongly recommends that customers upgrade their Citrix Workspace app for Windows to versions that contain the fixes as soon as possible.  

Citrix Workspace app for Windows versions that contain the fixes are: 

Current Release (CR)

  • Citrix Workspace app for Windows 2403.1 and later versions 

Long Term Service Release (LTSR)

  • Citrix Workspace app for Windows 2402 LTSR and later versions 

  • Citrix Workspace app for Windows 2203.1 LTSR CU6 Hotfix 2 and later versions

Acknowledgments

Cloud Software Group thanks Matthias Zöllner of Cyvisory for working with us to protect Cloud Software Group customers.

 

What Citrix is Doing

Citrix is notifying customers and channel partners about this potential security issue through the publication of this security bulletin on the Citrix Knowledge Center at https://support.citrix.com/securitybulletins.

Obtaining Support on This Issue

If you require technical assistance with this issue, please contact Citrix Technical Support. Contact details for Citrix Technical Support are available at https://www.citrix.com/support/open-a-support-case.

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Changelog

2024-07-09 Initial Publication
2024-07-11 Updated CVSS vector to reflect CVSS v4.0
2024-07-15 Platform migration
2024-07-15 Included information for 2203.1 LTSR
2025-06-10 Migration Test

 

Issue/Introduction

Description of Problem

A vulnerability has been discovered that impacts the Citrix Workspace app for Windows. Refer to below for further details: 

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