What is CVE-2023-24485?

CVE-2023-24485 is a high-severity vulnerability in Citrix Workspace App For Windows, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-02-16.

How severe is CVE-2023-24485?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-24485 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Citrix Workspace App For Windows

CVE-2023-24485

Vulnerabilities have been identified that, collectively, allow a standard Windows user to perform operations as SYSTEM on the computer running Citrix Workspace app.

Published 2023-02-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (11.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 11th percentile — 11.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Citrix Workspace App For Windows — versions Citrix Workspace App versions
Citrix Workspace — versions 1912, 2203.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

karimhabush/cyberowl

References

support.citrix.com/article/CTX477617/citrix-workspace-app-for-windows-security-… (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-24485?: CVE-2023-24485 is a high-severity vulnerability in Citrix Workspace App For Windows, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-02-16.
How severe is CVE-2023-24485?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-24485 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.