CVE-2026-53565 is an improper privilege management vulnerability in Citrix Secure Access Client for Windows and Citrix Endpoint Analysis Client for Windows. It affects Secure Access Client for Windows versions prior to 26.6.1.20 and Endpoint Analysis Client for Windows versions prior to 26.5.1.7. The flaw allows a standard low-privileged local user on an affected Windows system to escalate privileges to SYSTEM. The issue is classified as CWE-269 and is described as requiring local access, low attack complexity, low privileges, and no user interaction.
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A separate Citrix Secure Access Client for Windows vulnerability mentioned only for comparison and explicitly stated as unrelated to XenServer/XAPI.
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in Citrix Secure Access Client for Windows and Citrix Endpoint Analysis Client for Windows that allows a low-privileged local user to gain SYSTEM privileges.
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in Citrix Secure Access Client for Windows and Citrix Endpoint Analysis Client for Windows that allows a low-privileged user to gain SYSTEM privileges.
A Citrix vulnerability addressed in July 2026 affecting Citrix Secure Access Client for Windows and/or Citrix Endpoint Analysis Client for Windows; the specific flaw type is not described in the content.
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