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CVE-2026-8452

high

Description

Memory overflow vulnerability NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway leading to unpredictable or erroneous behavior and Denial of Service if the appliance is configured as a Gateway (SSL VPN, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) or AAA virtual server

References

https://securityaffairs.com/197975/hacking/u-s-cisa-adds-red-hat-linux-kernel-ajax-net-professional-microsoft-sql-server-and-citrix-netscaler-flaws-to-its-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog.html

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cisa-kev-microsoft-citrix/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-hackers-now-exploiting-citrix-netscaler-rce-flaw-in-attacks/

https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/cisa-adds-six-exploited-flaws-to-kev.html

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/08/26/cisa-adds-six-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

https://labs.watchtowr.com/youre-back-in-the-room-citrix-netscaler-pre-auth-rce-cve-2026-8452/

https://www.securityweek.com/citrix-patches-netscaler-vulnerabilities-including-new-http-2-bomb-attack/

https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/citrix-patches-six-netscaler-flaws.html

https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/watchTowr-vs-Citrix-Netscaler-PreAuth-RCE-CVE-2026-8452

https://github.com/derekpreston81/CVE_ADC_IOC_2026

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-8452

https://support.citrix.com/support-home/kbsearch/article?articleNumber=CTX696604

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-06-30

Updated: 2026-08-27

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

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

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

CVSS v4

Base Score: 8.8

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00403

Vulnerability Watch

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Vulnerability of Interest