Citrix Session Recording/Virtual Apps and Desktops privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Citrix Session Recording and Virtual Apps and Desktops. It has been classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2024-8068. The attacker needs to be present on the local network. In addition, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Citrix Session Recording and Virtual Apps and Desktops and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Privilege escalation to NetworkService Account access in Citrix Session Recording when an attacker is an authenticated user in the same Windows Active Directory domain as the session recording server domain

The advisory is shared at support.citrix.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-8068 since 08/22/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. Access to the local network is required for this attack. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/27/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is declared as attacked. The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 08/25/2025 with a due date of 09/15/2025:

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Upgrading to version 24.5.200.8, CU1 hotfix 24.02.1200.16, CU5 hotfix 22.03.5100.11 or CU9 hotfix 19.12.9100.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at EUVD (EUVD-2024-49530) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-3443). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

• Citrix Systems Virtual Apps and Desktops

Productinfo

Type

• Connectivity Software

Vendor

• Citrix

Name

• Session Recording
• Virtual Apps and Desktops

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.citrix.com/

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Partially

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Status: Attacked

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Session Recording/Virtual Apps and Desktops 24.5.200.8/CU1 hotfix 24.02.1200.16/CU5 hotfix 22.03.5100.11/CU9 hotfix 19.12.9100.6

Timelineinfo

08/22/2024 🔍
11/12/2024 +82 days 🔍
11/12/2024 +0 days 🔍
08/27/2025 +288 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: citrix.com

Advisory: CTX691941
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-8068 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-8068
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-284233
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CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-3443 - Citrix Systems Virtual Apps and Desktops: Mehrere Schwachstellen

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 11/12/2024 20:27
Updated: 08/27/2025 10:49
Changes: 11/12/2024 20:27 (67), 11/13/2024 10:08 (2), 07/25/2025 20:25 (12), 08/25/2025 22:19 (13), 08/26/2025 15:31 (1), 08/27/2025 10:49 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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