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CVE-2026-53565: Local Privilege escalation allows a low-privileged user to gain SYSTEM privileges
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.5 v4.0)
- 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: 2026-07-14 · updated 2026-07-15
- Weakness: CWE-269
Description
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Citrix Secure Access Client for Windows, Citrix Citrix Endpoint Analysis Client for Windows. This issue affects Secure Access Client for Windows: before 26.6.1.20; Citrix Endpoint Analysis Client for Windows: before 26. 5.1.7.
Affected products
- Citrix Endpoint Analysis Client for Windows: before 26. 5.1.7 — fixed in 26. 5.1.7
- Citrix Secure Access Client for Windows: before 26.6.1.20 — fixed in 26.6.1.20
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Citrix Endpoint Analysis Client for Windows 26. 5.1.7; Citrix Secure Access Client for Windows 26.6.1.20. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
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