CVE-2023-24492Network attack vector

User-assisted remote code execution

Published Jul 11, 2023 · Updated Nov 7, 2024

Code injection in Citrix Secure Access client for Ubuntu before 23.5.2 allows remote attackers to execute code through a crafted link. Citrix has not disclosed the affected component or the operation that interprets attacker-controlled link data as code. Exploitation requires a victim user to open the link and accept additional prompts; successful execution can compromise the user's endpoint.

CVSS severity9.6
Critical
EPSS probability0.88%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Code injection in Citrix Secure Access client for Ubuntu before 23.5.2 allows remote attackers to execute code through a crafted link. Citrix has not disclosed the affected component or the operation that interprets attacker-controlled link data as code. Exploitation requires a victim user to open the link and accept additional prompts; successful execution can compromise the user's endpoint.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-24492
Published
Jul 11, 2023
Updated
Nov 7, 2024
Vendor
Citrix
Product
Citrix Secure Access Client
Classifications
CWE-94, T1204.001, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 11, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 7, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <23.5.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Citrix · Citrix Secure Access Clientversion=0 <23.5.2

Published CVSS scores

8.8NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.6Citrix Systems, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
T1204.001User Execution: Malicious Link
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

Public exploit references

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