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CVE-2025-4879

Local Privilege escalation allows a low-privileged user to gain SYSTEM privileges in Citrix Workspace app for Windows

Local Privilege escalation allows a low-privileged user to gain SYSTEM privileges in Citrix Workspace app for Windows.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.00068
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules8 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
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Affected Products & Versions

3
citrix workspace< 2402
citrix workspace< 2409
citrix workspaceall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

8
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productmediumGoogle Workspace Out Of Domain Email Forwarding
productmediumGoogle Workspace Government Attack Warning
productmediumGoogle Workspace Role Modified or Deleted
productmediumGoogle Workspace Granted Domain API Access
productmediumGoogle Workspace User Granted Admin Privileges
productmediumGoogle Workspace Application Removed
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · secure@citrix.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD17 Jun 2025 · 02:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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References & Sources

1
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://support.citrix.com/support-home/kbsearch/article?articleNumber=CTX694718Vendor Advisory
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