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CVE-2023-6548· NVD / CVE Program· CNA Citrix

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway allows an attacker with access to NSIP, CLI

Noroxi assessment

Priority: This week (action score 66/100)

  • CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild (Jan 17, 2024). Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Jan 24, 2024.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 3.1% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 87.9% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: Cloud Software Group NetScaler ADC 12.35, 37.176, 51.15; Cloud Software Group NetScaler Gateway 12.35, 51.15, 92.21.
  • Severity is disputed: the assigning authority (CNA) scores it 5.5, NVD 8.8.
  • Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window. Upgrade to Cloud Software Group NetScaler ADC 12.35, 37.176, 51.15; Cloud Software Group NetScaler Gateway 12.35, 51.15, 92.21 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · CISA KEV · FIRST EPSS

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway allows an attacker with access to NSIP, CLIP or SNIP with management interface to perform Authenticated (low privileged) remote code execution on Management Interface.

HighCVSS 8.8 · v3.1KEVWeaponized Fix available
Published
Jan 17, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
3.1% · 87th percentile

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Action score

66

This week

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window.

CVSS
35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
CISA KEV
30 / 30 · Listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 3.1%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
8.8
CNA · Citrix
5.5
3.3 point gap

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

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Actively exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Jan 17, 2024. That signals real attacks, not theory.

Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Jan 24, 2024.

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
citrixnetscaler application delivery controller
citrixnetscaler gateway

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • citrix netscaler gateway13.0 and later · before 13.0-92.21
  • citrix netscaler gateway13.1 and later · before 13.1-51.15
  • citrix netscaler gateway14.1 and later · before 14.1-12.35

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Citrix). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Cloud Software Group NetScaler ADC

    • 14.1 and later · before 12.35affected · patch
    • 13.1 and later · before 51.15affected · patch
    • 13.0 and later · before 92.21affected · patch
    • 13.1-FIPS and later · before 37.176affected · patch
    • 12.1-FIPS and later · before 55.302affected · patch
    • 12.1-NDcPP and later · before 55.302affected · patch

  • Cloud Software Group NetScaler Gateway

    • 14.1 and later · before 12.35affected · patch
    • 13.1 and later · before 51.15affected · patch
    • 13.0 and later · before 92.21affected · patch

Same product

citrix: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2023-3519Unauthenticated remote code executionKEV
    99Now
  • CVE-2025-5777NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway - Insufficient input validation leading to memory overreadKEV
    97Now
  • CVE-2023-4966Unauthenticated sensitive information disclosureKEV
    90Now

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2023-3467Jul 19, 2023 · Privilege Escalation to root administrator (nsroot)
    32Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2023-4967Oct 27, 2023 · Denial of Service in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway when configured as a Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) or AA
    30Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2023-6549Jan 17, 2024 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway allows Unauthenticated DenialKEV
    77This week

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Cloud Software Group NetScaler ADC12.35Vendor (CNA)
Cloud Software Group NetScaler ADC37.176Vendor (CNA)
Cloud Software Group NetScaler ADC51.15Vendor (CNA)
Cloud Software Group NetScaler ADC55.302Vendor (CNA)
Cloud Software Group NetScaler ADC92.21Vendor (CNA)
Cloud Software Group NetScaler Gateway12.35Vendor (CNA)
Cloud Software Group NetScaler Gateway51.15Vendor (CNA)
Cloud Software Group NetScaler Gateway92.21Vendor (CNA)

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. CISA KEV-1 d
  2. Published
  3. TodayOct 21, 2026+1007 d
EPSS, last 120 days

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

All researchers

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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.

  • CVE-2023-3519182 days apartUnauthenticated remote code executionKEV
    99Now

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.

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

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Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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