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Vulnerability record · CVE-2025-1223 · published 20 February 2025

CVE-2025-1223: Citrix secure access client uncontrolled search path element vulnerability

Citrix · Secure Access Client

An attacker can gain application privileges in order to perform limited modification and/or read arbitrary data in Citrix Secure Access Client for Mac

5.9 CVSS 4.0 Medium EPSS 0.16% · top 95.0% CWE-427 · Uncontrolled search path element
5.9CVSS 4.0 base score
0.16%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
1References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

An attacker can gain application privileges in order to perform limited modification and/or read arbitrary data in Citrix Secure Access Client for Mac

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://support.citrix.com/s/article/CTX692679-citrix-secure-access-client-for-mac-security-bulletin-for-cve20251222-and Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2025-1223), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.