CVE-2024-7889
Local privilege escalation allows a low-privileged user to gain SYSTEM privileges
CVE-2024-7889 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Citrix Workspace App For Windows, published September 11, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.25%, the 15th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Local privilege escalation allows a low-privileged user to gain SYSTEM privileges in Citrix Workspace app for Windows
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Active
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Local privilege escalation allows a low-privileged user to gain SYSTEM privileges
Local privilege escalation allows a low-privileged user to gain SYSTEM privileges in Citrix Workspace app for Windows
- Record
CVE-2024-7889- CVSS 4.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-664
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-48732
Local privilege escalation allows a low-privileged user to gain SYSTEM privileges in Citrix Workspace app for Windows
- Record
EUVD-2024-48732- CVSS 4.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rvhr-9pp2-823m
Local privilege escalation allows a low-privileged user to gain SYSTEM privileges in Citrix...
Local privilege escalation allows a low-privileged user to gain SYSTEM privileges in Citrix Workspace app for Windows
- Record
GHSA-rvhr-9pp2-823m- CVSS 4.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-664
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Local privilege escalation allows a low-privileged user to gain SYSTEM privileges in Citrix Workspace app for Windows
- Record
CVE-2024-7889- CVSS 4.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-664
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases, published | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |