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Netscaler Gateway EUVDEUVD-2025-19085

| CVE-2025-6543 CRITICAL
Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)
2025-06-25 secure@citrix.com
9.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2021 - Vulnerable and Outdated Components
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Bounds checking, buffer size validation
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS 9.8 (Critical). KEV-listed — actively exploited. Public PoC available. No authentication required. DoS confirmed, RCE potential. Companion to CVE-2025-5777. NetScaler is critical infrastructure. EPSS 2.0%.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker sends crafted requests to the NetScaler VPN endpoint that trigger the memory overflow. In the DoS scenario, the overflow corrupts critical data structures, crashing the NetScaler and disconnecting all VPN users. In the RCE scenario, the attacker carefully controls the overflow to redirect execution to injected shellcode, gaining full control of the NetScaler appliance. Combined with CVE-2025-5777 for memory layout disclosure, exploitation reliability increases significantly.

Emergency Immediate action required. Why: In CISA KEV with patch available.
Exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) Patch available 2.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Mar 15, 2026

Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway contain a memory overflow vulnerability (CVE-2025-6543, CVSS 9.8) leading to unintended control flow and denial of service when configured as VPN or AAA virtual server. KEV-listed with public PoC, this vulnerability paired with CVE-2025-5777 (memory overread) indicates a systemic weakness in NetScaler's VPN request processing that enables both data theft and remote code execution.

Earlier versions of this analysis (1)
v1 Mar 15, 2026 - 23:19 CVSS 9.8

NetScaler ADC and Gateway contain a memory overflow vulnerability (CWE-119) in VPN/AAA components that leads to unintended control flow, enabling denial of service and potentially remote code execution without authentication.

RemediationAI

Apply Citrix security update for both CVE-2025-6543 and CVE-2025-5777. Prioritize if VPN/AAA is internet-facing. Consider taking VPN offline if patching is delayed. After patching: invalidate sessions, rotate TLS keys.

Affected VersionsENISA

ADC 13.1 FIPS and NDcPP <37.236
ADC 14.1 <47.46
Gateway 13.1 <59.19
Gateway 14.1 <47.46
ADC 13.1 <59.19
Gateway 13.1 FIPS and NDcPP <37.236

Affected Packages

euvd adc fix: 47.46, 59.19
euvd adc_13_1_fips_and_ndcpp fix: 37.236
euvd gateway fix: 47.46, 59.19
euvd gateway_13_1_fips_and_ndcpp fix: 37.236

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 4 packages in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Unlike the companion CVE-2025-5777 (memory overread for data theft), this vulnerability causes a memory overflow that corrupts control flow data. This can cause immediate denial of service (crashing the NetScaler) or, with careful exploitation, redirect execution to attacker-controlled code. The VPN/AAA functionality is the attack surface — the same components affected by the overread vulnerability, suggesting a shared root cause in request parsing.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

5
Patch available
Apr 16, 2026 - 05:29 EUVD
37.236,47.46,59.19
Added to CISA KEV
Oct 24, 2025 - 13:42 cisa
CISA KEV
EUVD Exploitation Confirmed
Oct 24, 2025 - 13:42 euvd
EUVD KEV
PoC Detected
Oct 24, 2025 - 13:42 vuln.today
Public exploit code
CVE Published
Jun 25, 2025 - 13:15 nvd
CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Memory overflow vulnerability leading to unintended control flow and Denial of Service in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway when configured as Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) OR AAA virtual server

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Why It Matters

Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway deployments are subject to confirmed active exploitation of a critical memory overflow vulnerability (CVE-2025-6543, CVSS 9.8) affecting VPN and authentication services. This vulnerability enables remote attackers to achieve denial of service and potentially execute code without authentication, directly threatening organizational access control and data security for any organization using NetScaler as a perimeter security device.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch. If patch cannot be deployed immediately: restrict network access to NetScaler VPN and AAA virtual servers to known administrative IP ranges only; implement Web Application Firewall rules to block malformed VPN requests; increase authentication monitoring and anomaly detection for VPN sessions; consider temporary VPN service suspension until patched if risk tolerance is critical.

Threat Intelligence Overview

Threat Score
5.0/10
Composite threat intelligence
EPSS Score
2.0%
Top 16% exploitable
EUVD KEV
Listed
EU Exploited Vulnerability
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV Yes
Public POC Yes
EPSS 2.0%
Patch available Yes
Active threat Yes
Deciding rule
In CISA KEV with patch available
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Immediate
Exploitation· derived
Active
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact
Very High

Priority Score

121
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: +50
EPSS: +2
CVSS: +49
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

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