CVE-2019-11634
KEVRansomware UseCitrix Workspace Application and Receiver for Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description
Citrix Workspace Application and Receiver for Windows contains remote code execution vulnerability resulting from local drive access preferences not being enforced into the clients' local drives.
Citrix Workspace App before 1904 for Windows has Incorrect Access Control.
CVSS 3.1 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HPublishedMay 22, 2019
Last modifiedAug 12, 2026
Added to KEVNov 3, 2021
Remediation dueMay 3, 2022
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Risk assessment · Critical
Actively exploited and used by ransomware crews. Patch immediately.
- Exploitation
- Confirmed in the wild (CISA KEV)
- Federal remediation deadline
- Overdue by 1637 days
- Ransomware
- Used in known ransomware campaigns
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL
- EPSS (30-day exploit probability)
- 8.1% · top 5% of all CVEs
- Weakness
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
- Attack vector
- Network, remotely reachable
- Preconditions
- No privileges and no user interaction
Recommended actions
- 1.Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- 2.Treat as emergency change: patch or isolate internet-facing instances first.
- 3.Review exposure: confirm which instances are reachable from the internet and restrict access until patched.
- 4.Hunt for compromise: review logs for the disclosure window, not just from the patch date.
- 5.Verify offline/immutable backups and segment the affected systems. This flaw is used for ransomware initial access.
Assessment is derived automatically from the live signals above; verify against your own asset inventory.