The Management Interface in Citrix NetScaler Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and NetScaler Gateway 10.1 before 10.1.132.8, 10.5 before
The Management Interface in Citrix NetScaler Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and NetScaler Gateway 10.1 before 10.1.132.8, 10.5 before Build 56.15, and 10.5.e before Build 56.1505.e allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary shell commands via shell metacharacters in the filter parameter to rapi/ipsec_logs.
- Published
- Jul 16, 2015
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 4.0% · 90th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-77
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Action score
37
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 36 / 40 · 9.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 4.0%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| citrix | netscaler application delivery controller firmware | cpe:2.3:o:citrix:netscaler_application_delivery_controller_firmware |
| citrix | netscaler gateway firmware | cpe:2.3:o:citrix:netscaler_gateway_firmware |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- citrix netscaler application delivery controller firmware10.1
- citrix netscaler application delivery controller firmware10.1.120.1316.e
- citrix netscaler application delivery controller firmware10.1.121
- citrix netscaler application delivery controller firmware10.1.122
- citrix netscaler application delivery controller firmware10.1.123
- citrix netscaler application delivery controller firmware10.1.124
- citrix netscaler application delivery controller firmware10.1.125
- citrix netscaler application delivery controller firmware10.1.126
- citrix netscaler application delivery controller firmware10.1.127
- citrix netscaler application delivery controller firmware10.1.128
- citrix netscaler application delivery controller firmware10.1.129
- citrix netscaler application delivery controller firmware10.5
- citrix netscaler application delivery controller firmware10.5e
- citrix netscaler gateway firmware10.1.120.1316.e
- citrix netscaler gateway firmware10.1.121
- citrix netscaler gateway firmware10.1.122
- citrix netscaler gateway firmware10.1.123
- citrix netscaler gateway firmware10.1.124
- citrix netscaler gateway firmware10.1.125
- citrix netscaler gateway firmware10.1.126
Same product
citrix: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2015-5538Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Citrix NetScaler Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and NetScaler Gateway before 10.1 Build 132.841Plan
- CVE-2018-6809NetScaler ADC 10.5, 11.0, 11.1, and 12.0, and NetScaler Gateway 10.5, 11.0, 11.1, and 12.0 allow remote attackers to gain privilege on a tar40Plan
- CVE-2013-6941Unspecified vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler Application Delivery Controller (ADC) 9.3.x before 9.3-64.4, 10.0 before 10.0-77.5, and 10.1 b40Plan
- CVE-2016-9028Unauthorized redirect vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler ADC before 10.1 135.8, 10.5 61.11, 11.0 65.31/65.35F and 11.1 47.14 allows a remote 36Monitor
- CVE-2014-7140Unspecified vulnerability in the management interface in Citrix NetScaler Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and NetScaler Gateway 10.x b35Monitor
- CVE-2015-2829Citrix NetScaler Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and NetScaler Gateway before 10.5 Build 53.9 through 55.8 and 10.5.e Build 53-9010.e 32Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-77 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- LDAP InjectionCAPEC-136likelihood: High · High
- Command DelimitersCAPEC-15likelihood: High · High
- IMAP/SMTP Command InjectionCAPEC-183Medium
- Command InjectionCAPEC-248likelihood: Medium · High
- Manipulating Writeable Terminal DevicesCAPEC-40likelihood: High · Very High
- Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation LayersCAPEC-43likelihood: Medium · High
- Manipulating Writeable Configuration FilesCAPEC-75likelihood: High · Very High
- Manipulating Web Input to File System CallsCAPEC-76likelihood: High · Very High
ATT&CK techniques
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References
- security-assessment.com/files/documents/advisory/Citrix-Netscaler-Final.pdf
- support.citrix.com/article/CTX201149
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/75505
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1032762
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.