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Citrix NetScaler ADC CVE-2026-88771

| EUVDEUVD-2026-87958 CRITICAL
Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
2026-09-27 NetScaler GHSA-mx58-p288-86qp
9.5
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: NetScaler
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Vendor (NetScaler) PRIMARY
9.5 CRITICAL
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/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:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
ENISA EUVD
CRITICAL
qualitative
vuln.today AI
9.0 CRITICAL

Network unauthenticated command execution (AV:N/PR:N) with appliance-to-network scope change (S:C) and full C/I/A; AC:H reflects the CVSS 4.0 AT:P attack requirement.

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Primary rating from Vendor (NetScaler).

CVSS VectorVendor: NetScaler

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

8
Threat Model Generated
Sep 27, 2026 - 23:34 vuln.today
POC Analysis Generated
Sep 27, 2026 - 23:24 vuln.today
Added to CISA KEV
Sep 27, 2026 - 22:01 CISA
Metadata Corrected
Sep 27, 2026 - 17:40 vuln.today
tag: RCE added
Metadata Corrected
Sep 27, 2026 - 17:40 vuln.today
tag: Information Disclosure removed
Patch available
Sep 27, 2026 - 17:16 EUVD
Analysis Generated
Sep 27, 2026 - 17:07 vuln.today
CVE Published
Sep 27, 2026 - 16:02 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Improper input validation vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler ADC and Citrix NetScaler Gateway.

This issue affects ADC: before 14.1-73.37, before 13.1-64.23, before 14.1-73.37 FIPS, and before 13.1.37.279 FIPS and NDcPP; Gateway: before 14.1-73.37 and before 13.1-64.23 leading to an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands.

AnalysisAI

Unauthenticated command execution in Citrix NetScaler ADC (before 14.1-73.37, before 13.1-64.23, and the corresponding FIPS and NDcPP builds) and NetScaler Gateway (before 14.1-73.37 and before 13.1-64.23) lets a network-reachable attacker with no credentials and no user interaction run arbitrary commands on the appliance. Both our assessed CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H) and the vendor's CVSS 4.0 score of 9.5 agree on high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact, with the CVSS 4.0 AT:P flag indicating that a specific attack precondition must hold before the flawed input-validation path is reachable. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation targets NetScaler ADC or NetScaler Gateway running versions before 14.1-73.37, 13.1-64.23, the 14.1-73.37 FIPS build, or 13.1.37.279 FIPS/NDcPP, reachable over the network with no authentication or user interaction required (PR:N/UI:N). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment This is a genuine top-priority vulnerability, not a high-CVSS-but-low-real-risk case. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Vendor-released patch: upgrade NetScaler ADC to 14.1-73.37 or 13.1-64.23 (with 14.1-73.37 FIPS and 13.1.37.279 FIPS/NDcPP as the equivalent fixed builds for those variant trains) and NetScaler Gateway to 14.1-73.37 or 13.1-64.23; see the vendor advisory at https://support.citrix.com/support-home/kbsearch/article?articleNumber=CTX697096. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

Recommended ActionAI

Within 24 hours, inventory every NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway instance, identify any running versions earlier than 14.1-73.37 or 13.1-64.23 (including the corresponding FIPS and NDcPP builds), and immediately restrict internet exposure of management and VPN virtual servers to known trusted source ranges via appliance ACLs or upstream firewall rules, disabling any unused management or VPN listeners; preserve current configurations and logs as a baseline. …

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