CVE-2024-6677

Local privilege escalation through writable PATH

Published Jul 12, 2024 · Updated Mar 25, 2025

Improper privilege management in Citrix uberAgent before 7.2.1 allows local users to escalate privileges through the system PATH. Citrix does not identify the executable or loading operation, but states that exposure requires a user-writable directory in the system PATH. A low-privileged local user can reach the flaw only when that unsafe PATH configuration is present, and successful exploitation grants elevated access.

CVSS severity7.3
High
EPSS probability0.22%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper privilege management in Citrix uberAgent before 7.2.1 allows local users to escalate privileges through the system PATH. Citrix does not identify the executable or loading operation, but states that exposure requires a user-writable directory in the system PATH. A low-privileged local user can reach the flaw only when that unsafe PATH configuration is present, and successful exploitation grants elevated access.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-6677
Published
Jul 12, 2024
Updated
Mar 25, 2025
Vendor
Citrix
Product
uberAgent
Classifications
CWE-269, CAPEC-233, T1574.007
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 12, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 25, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <7.2.1
  2. Affected versionversion=7.2 <1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Citrix · uberAgentversion=0 <7.2.1; version=7.2 <1

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.3Citrix Systems, Inc.CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
CAPEC-233Privilege Escalation
T1574.007Path Interception by PATH Environment Variable

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