WorkspaceApplication · Citrix
CVE-2024-7889
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedLocal privilege escalation allows a low-privileged user to gain SYSTEM privileges in Citrix Workspace app for Windows
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThis is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Citrix Workspace app for Windows where an authenticated low-privileged user can elevate their privileges to SYSTEM level. The vulnerability allows a standard user to execute code with highest privileges on the local system.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
WorkspaceApplication
< 2203.1= 2203.1= 2402< 2405CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Citrix Workspace is installedOpen Programs and Features (appwiz.cpl) or check C:\Program Files\Citrix\ for the Citrix Workspace folderAffected if Citrix Workspace app is present on the system
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Determine installed version of Citrix WorkspaceRight-click on Citrix Workspace in Programs and Features and select Properties, or check the version in the About section of the Citrix Workspace appAffected if Version displayed matches any of these: < 2203.1, = 2203.1, = 2402, or < 2405 (including 2402, 2403, 2404)
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Confirm current user privilegesOpen Command Prompt and run 'whoami /groups' to check if you are in the Administrators or Users group, or check if running as a standard userAffected if Current user is a standard (non-admin) local user with limited privileges
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Verify Citrix service execution contextOpen Services (services.msc), locate Citrix services, and check the 'Log On As' column or service propertiesAffected if Citrix services run under SYSTEM or a high-privilege account and the app is installed in an affected version
You are affected if Citrix Workspace app is installed with a version matching < 2203.1, = 2203.1, = 2402, or any version < 2405, and your environment contains standard users who could exploit this privilege escalation.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data2203.12405
Apply available patches from Citrix for the Workspace app. Until patched, limit physical access and local user permissions, and monitor for unusual process behavior originating from the Citrix Workspace application.
Fix this in Workspace
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-7889 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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