CVE-2023-24492 (GCVE-0-2023-24492)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-07-11 21:36 – Updated: 2024-11-07 15:18
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A vulnerability has been discovered in the Citrix Secure Access client for Ubuntu which, if exploited, could allow an attacker to remotely execute code if a victim user opens an attacker-crafted link and accepts further prompts.
Severity
9.6 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-11-07 15:16 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citrix | Citrix Secure Access client for Ubuntu |
Affected:
0 , < 23.5.2
(semver)
|
guessed | |
| citrix | secure_access_client |
Affected:
0 , < 23.5.2
(semver)
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:secure_access_client:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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