CVE-2024-6151: Local Privilege escalation allows a low-privileged user to gain SYSTEM privileges

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-07-10 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-269

Description

Local Privilege escalation allows a low-privileged user to gain SYSTEM privileges in Virtual Delivery Agent for Windows used by Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops and Citrix DaaS

Affected products

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops: through 2311; 1912-cu1, 1912-cu2, 1912-cu3, 1912-cu4, 1912-cu5, 1912-cu6 (+6); 1912, 2203
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops: before 2402; from 1912 LTSR before CU9; from 2203 LTSR before CU5 — fixed in 2402, CU9, CU5
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops: from 2402 before 0; from 1912 LTSR before CU9; from 2203 LTSR before CU5 — fixed in 0, CU9, CU5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 2402, CU9, CU5; Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 0, CU9, CU5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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