Secure Access ClientApplication · Citrix
CVE-2025-0320
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 Secure Access Client 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 confidenceLocal privilege escalation vulnerability in Citrix Secure Access Client for Windows allows an authenticated low-privileged user to gain SYSTEM-level privileges on the affected 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
Secure Access ClientApplication
< 25.5.1.15CVSS 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
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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 Secure Access Client is installedOpen Control Panel > Programs and Features, or run 'Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product' in PowerShell, and look for Citrix Secure Access Client in the installed programs listAffected if The program is not listed or not found on the system, then the vulnerability does not apply
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Identify the installed version numberRight-click on the Citrix Secure Access Client application in Programs and Features and select Properties, or locate the executable in the installation directory and view its file properties to find the versionAffected if Unable to determine the version number from the installed software
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Compare installed version against affected rangeCompare the installed version number (for example, 25.5.0.0 or 25.4.0.0) to the affected range: any version prior to 25.5.1.15 is vulnerableAffected if The installed version is lower than 25.5.1.15 (for example, 25.5.1.14, 25.5.0.0, or any earlier version)
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Confirm the client is in use or enabledCheck if the Citrix Secure Access Client service is running or if the client application is actively used on the system by viewing running services or recently accessed programsAffected if The client is actively installed and running, making the privilege escalation vulnerability exploitable
A user is affected if Citrix Secure Access Client for Windows is installed with a version number lower than 25.5.1.15.
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 · scoped25.5.1.15
Apply the vendor-provided security update or patch for Citrix Secure Access Client for Windows to remediate the privilege escalation vulnerability.
Citrix Secure Access Client version 25.5.1.15 or later
- 1. Verify the current version of Citrix Secure Access Client installed on the system by checking Add/Remove Programs or the application's About section
- 2. Navigate to Citrix support portal (support.citrix.com) and locate the download page for Citrix Secure Access Client version 25.5.1.15 or later
- 3. Download the appropriate installer for your Windows version (x64 or x86)
- 4. Run the installer with administrator privileges to apply the update
- 5. Restart the system if prompted by the installer
- 6. Verify the installed version is 25.5.1.15 or higher after the update completes
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Secure Access Client
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation1.0 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-2025-0320 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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