Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops

Cumulative Update 3 (CU3)

Release date: August 26, 2025

What’s new

If you are on 2203 LTSR CU7, it is recommended to follow one of these upgrade paths:

  • Upgrade to 2402 LTSR CU3 or a later cumulative update.
  • Upgrade to 2507 or a later release.
  • In general, it is recommended to upgrade to a future-dated release.

File based licensing system EOL notification

File based licensing system, traditionally used for activating various on-premises components, will be End of Life (EOL) on April 15, 2026. License Activation Service (LAS) is the next generation technology for product activations across the suite of Citrix products. LAS will be the only way to activate and license Citrix on-premises components after April 15, 2026. To remain supported, your Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops deployment must be on a LAS compatible version. The minimum required CVAD versions that are LAS compatible are:

  • CVAD 2203 LTSR CU7
  • CVAD 2402 LTSR CU3
  • CVAD 2507 LTSR
  • CVAD 2411

If you have questions or concerns, contact Customer Care. Citrix might limit or suspend your Citrix Maintenance for non-compliance with these requirements without liability in addition to any other remedies Citrix might have at law or equity. These requirements don’t apply where prohibited by law or regulation.

Secure HDX™

Secure HDX is now generally available. This is an Application Level Encryption (ALE) solution that prevents network elements in the traffic path from inspecting HDX traffic. For more information, see Secure HDX.

Web Studio

Enhanced domain selection

A new option in the UI now allows you to enter a domain name for an exact match wherever domain selection is needed. This enhancement offers these benefits:

  • Faster searches: You can skip browsing large directories, getting results directly and instantly.

  • Time savings: Eliminates full-directory loading, speeding up workflows.

  • Enhanced experience: Improves admin management efficiency, especially in environments with large directories.

Support for creating Citrix Provisioning™ Hybrid Azure AD joined catalogs in Azure and VMware environments using Web Studio

With Web Studio, you can now create Citrix Provisioning Hybrid Azure AD joined catalogs in Azure and VMware environments. Previously, you could only use PowerShell to create the Hybrid Azure AD joined catalogs in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops on-premises environment. For more information, see Create Hybrid Azure AD joined catalogs

Delivery Controller™

Licensing Server version compatibility with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops™ site

For Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops site creation and upgrades, ensure that the Licensing Server is running a minimum of version 11.17.2 build 53100.

About this release

Citrix Virtual Apps™ and Desktops 7 2402 LTSR Cumulative Update 3 (CU3) fixes more than 30 issues reported since the initial release of the 2402 LTSR.

2402 LTSR (general information)

2402 LTSR (features and upgrade information)

Issues fixed since Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 2402 LTSR (initial release)

Known issues in this release

Deprecation and removals

Citrix Product Subscription Advantage Eligibility Dates

Downloads

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 2402 LTSR CU3

Linux Virtual Delivery Agent 2402 LTSR CU3

Linux Virtual Delivery Agent 2402 CU3 contains fixes.

Profile Management 2402 LTSR CU3

Profile Management 2402 CU3 contains fixes.

Session Recording 2402 LTSR CU3

Session Recording 2402 CU3 contains fixes.

StoreFront™ 2402 LTSR CU3

StoreFront 2402 CU3 contains fixes.

New deployments

How do I deploy CU3 from scratch?

You can set up a brand-new Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops environment based on CU3 - using the CU3 metainstaller. Before you do that, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the product:

Peruse the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 2402 LTSR (initial release) section and pay close attention to the Technical Overview, Install and Configure, and Security sections before you start planning your deployment. Ensure your setup meets the system requirements for all components.

Existing deployments

What do I update?

CU3 provides updates to 15 baseline components of the 2402 LTSR. Remember: Citrix recommends that you update all LTSR components of your deployment to CU3. For example: If Citrix Provisioning is part of your LTSR deployment, update the Citrix Provisioning components to CU3. If Citrix Provisioning isn’t part of your deployment, you do not need to install or update it.

2402 LTSR CU3 baseline components

2402 CU3 baseline component Version as shown in Programs and Features Documentation
Single-session VDA 2402.0.3100.3651 Single-session VDA
Multi-session VDA 2402.0.3100.3651 Multi-session VDA
Delivery Controller 2402.0.3100.3651 Delivery Controller
Citrix Studio 7.41.3100.56 Citrix Studio
Citrix Director 7.41.3100.32 Citrix Director
Citrix Group Policy Management 7.41.3100.55 Citrix Group Policy Management
Citrix Group Policy Client-Side Extension 7.41.3100.55  
Citrix StoreFront 2402.0.3100.14 Citrix StoreFront
Universal Print Server 7.41.3100.89 Universal Print Server
Session Recording 24.2.3100 Session Recording
Linux VDA 24.02.1100.21 Linux Virtual Delivery Agent
Profile Management 24.2.3100.31 Profile Management
Citrix Federated Authentication Service 10.17.3100.24 Citrix Federated Authentication Service (FAS)
Browser Content Redirection 15.48.3100.106 Browser Content Redirection
Citrix Probe Agent 2206 7.41.3100.23 Download

2402 LTSR CU3 compatible components

The following components - at the versions given below - are compatible with LTSR environments. They aren’t eligible for the LTSR benefits (extended lifecycle and fix-only cumulative updates). Citrix® might ask you to upgrade to a newer version of these components within your 2402 environments.

Compatible components and features Version as shown in Programs and Features Documentation
App Layering 2206.0.0 Citrix App Layering
HDX RealTime Optimization Pack 2.9.400.2702 HDX RealTime Optimization Pack
License Server 11.17.2.0_BUILD_53100 License Server
User personalization layer 25.3.3 User personalization layer
Session Recording web player 24.2.3100.12 Session recording web player
Microsoft Teams optimization 15.32.1000.9 Microsoft Teams optimization
Workspace Environment Management 2402.1.100.1 Workspace Environment Management
XenApp & XenDesktop 7.15 LTSR VDA (latest release)* Latest Cumulative Update only Documentation
VDA 2411 or higher installed on Windows Server 2025 with a CVAD 2402 CUx Delivery Controller 2411.x.x.x Documentation

2402 LTSR CU3 notable exclusions

The following features, components, and platforms aren’t eligible for 2402 lifecycle milestones and benefits. Specifically, cumulative updates and extended lifecycle benefits are excluded. Updates to excluded features and components are available through regular current releases.

Excluded components and features
AppDisks™
AppDNA®
Citrix SCOM Management Pack
Framehawk
Personal vDisk
StoreFront Citrix Online Integration
Excluded Windows platforms *
Windows 2008 32-bit (for Universal Print Server)

* Citrix reserves the right to update platform support based on third-party vendors’ lifecycle milestones.