CVE-2026-53565 (GCVE-0-2026-53565)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-14 12:49 – Updated: 2026-07-15 04:00
VLAI
Title
Local Privilege escalation allows a low-privileged user to gain SYSTEM privileges
Summary
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.
Severity
8.5 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Date Public
2026-07-14 12:00
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