WorkspaceApplication · Citrix
CVE-2024-7890
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 confidenceA local privilege escalation vulnerability in Citrix Workspace app for Windows allows an authenticated low-privileged user to gain SYSTEM-level privileges, likely through improper handling of user permissions or vulnerable service configurations within the application.
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 Control Panel > Programs and Features, or run 'Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product | Where-Object {$_.Name -like "*Citrix Workspace*"}' in PowerShellAffected if Citrix Workspace app for Windows is not listed in installed programs
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Identify installed versionIn Programs and Features, find Citrix Workspace and note the version in the Version column. Alternatively, run 'Get-ItemProperty "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*" | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -like "*Citrix Workspace*"} | Select-Object DisplayName, DisplayVersion'Affected if The displayed version matches one of the affected versions: 2203.1, 2402, or any version lower than 2405
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Check running service configurationOpen Services (services.msc) and locate Citrix services. Right-click and view Properties to check the service's executable path and startup account. Alternatively, run 'Get-Service | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -like "*Citrix*"}'Affected if Citrix services are present and running, particularly services that execute with elevated privileges
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Inspect service file permissionsLocate Citrix service executables in Program Files or Program Files (x86), right-click each executable, go to Properties > Security, and verify which user accounts have write or modify permissions on these filesAffected if Low-privileged users have Write or Modify permissions on Citrix service executables or configuration files
A user is affected if Citrix Workspace for Windows is installed with version 2203.1, 2402, or any version below 2405, and the service runs with elevated privileges while allowing low-privileged users write access to service files or configurations.
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.
dbcve · scoped2203.12405
Apply available patches or update to the latest version of Citrix Workspace app for Windows to remediate the vulnerability.
Citrix Workspace 2405 or later
- Identify the currently installed Citrix Workspace version from Add or Remove Programs
- Navigate to the Citrix Workspace download page at https://www.citrix.com/downloads/
- Download the latest Citrix Workspace version for Windows (version 2405 or later)
- Close all Citrix Workspace and related applications
- Run the installer with administrator privileges
- Follow the on-screen installation prompts
- Restart the computer when prompted
- Verify the new version is installed correctly via Add or Remove Programs
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Workspace
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 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-2024-7890 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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