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CVE-2025-8424

high

Description

Improper access control on the NetScaler Management Interface in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway when an attacker can get access to the appliance NSIP, Cluster Management IP or local GSLB Site IP or SNIP with Management Access

References

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-use-new-hexstrike-ai-tool-to-rapidly-exploit-n-day-flaws/

https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/28/thousands_of_citrix_netscaler_boxes/

https://www.securityweek.com/citrix-patches-exploited-netscaler-zero-day/

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/citrix-patch-netscaler-zero-days/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-28-200-citrix-instances-vulnerable-to-actively-exploited-rce-bug/

https://securityaffairs.com/181615/security/u-s-cisa-adds-citrix-netscaler-flaw-to-its-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog-2.html

https://securityaffairs.com/181614/hacking/over-28000-citrix-instances-remain-exposed-to-critical-rce-flaw-cve-2025-7775.html

https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/26/citrix_patches_trio_of_netscaler/

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/08/26/netscaler-adc-gateway-zero-day-exploited-by-attackers-cve-2025-7775/

https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/citrix-zero-day-under-active-attack

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/citrix-fixes-critical-netscaler-rce-flaw-exploited-in-zero-day-attacks/

https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/citrix-patches-three-netscaler-flaws.html

https://securityaffairs.com/181567/hacking/citrix-fixed-three-netscaler-flaws-one-of-them-actively-exploited-in-the-wild.html

https://cyberscoop.com/citrix-netscaler-zero-day-exploited-august-2025/

https://support.citrix.com/support-home/kbsearch/article?articleNumber=CTX694938

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-08-26

Updated: 2025-08-29

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 8.7

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00033