CVE-2024-7890 (GCVE-0-2024-7890)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-09-11 22:32 – Updated: 2024-09-13 17:30
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Local privilege escalation allows a low-privileged user to gain SYSTEM privileges
Summary
Local privilege escalation allows a low-privileged user to gain SYSTEM privileges in Citrix Workspace app for Windows
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-12 03:55 UTC
CWE
- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
3 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citrix | Citrix Workspace app for Windows |
Affected:
Current Release (CR) 0 , < 2405
(patch)
Affected: Long Term Service Release (LTSR) 0 , < 2402 LTSR CU1 (patch) |
guessed | |
| citrix | workspace_app |
Affected:
0 , < 2405
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:workspace_app:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* |
||
| citrix | workspace_app |
Affected:
0 , < 2402_cu1
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:workspace_app:*:*:*:*:ltsr:windows:*:* |
Date Public
2024-09-10 22:28
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