CVE-2026-88779 (GCVE-0-2026-88779)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-04 02:35 – Updated: 2026-10-04 14:48
VLAI ENISA
Title
Memory overflow vulnerability leading to Denial of Service
Summary
Vulnerability in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway. This issue affects ADC: before 14.1-73.41, before 13.1-64.28, before 14.1-73.41 FIPS, and before 13.1-37.282; Gateway: before 14.1-73.41 and before 13.1-64.28.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-04 14:37 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-119 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
NetScaler ADC Affected: 0 , < 14.1-73.41 (Patch)
Affected: 0 , < 13.1-64.28 (Patch)
Affected: 0 , < 14.1-73.41 FIPS (Patch)
Affected: 0 , < 13.1-37.282 (Patch)
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NetScaler Gateway Affected: 0 , < 14.1-73.41 (Patch)
Affected: 0 , < 13.1-64.28 (Patch)
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Date Public
2026-10-04 02:19
ENISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2026-88779

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-10-02 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes


Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-10-02
Asserted: 2026-10-02

Scope
Notes: Affected: Citrix / Citrix NetScaler ADC, Citrix NetScaler Gateway | Description: Memory overflow vulnerability leading to Denial of Service. | Patched since: 2026/10/04 | Exploitation type: unknown | CWEs: CWE-119 | Origin source: CNW | Notes: https://support.citrix.com/support-home/kbsearch/article?articleNumber=CTX697174

Evidence

Type: Csirt Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 75%

Source: enisa-cnw-kev


Details
Cwes CWE-119
Euvd EUVD-2026-92065
Notes https://support.citrix.com/support-home/kbsearch/article?articleNumber=CTX697174
Catalog ENISA / EU CSIRTs Network (CNW) KEV JSON
Product Citrix NetScaler ADC, Citrix NetScaler Gateway
Datereported 2026/10/02
Originsource CNW
Patchedsince 2026/10/04
Vendorproject Citrix
Exploitationtype unknown
Vulnerabilityname
Threatactorsexploiting

References

Created: 2026-10-04 11:00 UTC | Updated: 2026-10-04 11:00 UTC
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