Citrix uberAgent Security Bulletin for CVE-2024-6677

Description of Problem

A vulnerability has been discovered in Citrix uberAgent, which, if exploited, may result in the escalation of privileges of the attacker.

Affected Versions:

The following supported versions of Citrix uberAgent are affected by the vulnerability:
Citrix uberAgent before 7.2.1

Pre-conditions

For all Citrix uberAgent versions before 7.2.1

The system PATH environment variable includes a directory that is writable by users.

Summary:

CVE ID	Description	Pre-requisites	CWE	CVSS
CVE-2024-6677	Privilege escalation	See section: Pre-conditions	CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management	CVSS v4.0 Base Score: 7.3 (CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N)

What Customers Should Do

Cloud Software Group strongly urges affected customers of Citrix uberAgent to install the relevant updated versions of Citrix uberAgent as soon as possible:

• Citrix uberAgent 7.2.1 and later

The latest Citrix uberAgent versions can be downloaded here: <https://uberagent.com/download/uberagent/&gt;

Workarounds/ Mitigating Factors

For all Citrix uberAgent versions before 7.2.1

• Ensure that the system PATH environment variable does not include any directories writable by users.

What Citrix is Doing

Citrix is notifying customers and channel partners about this potential security issue through the publication of this security bulletin on the Citrix Knowledge Center at <https://support.citrix.com/securitybulletins&gt;.

Obtaining Support on This Issue

If you require technical assistance with this issue, please contact Citrix Technical Support. Contact details for Citrix Technical Support are available at <https://www.citrix.com/support/open-a-support-case&gt;.

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Changelog

2024-07-11	Initial Publication