Citrix patches 28 NetScaler flaws, one critical on default installs
Original title: Citrix Patches 28 Security Vulnerabilities in NetScaler, Including a Critical Flaw in Default Installations
CVE-2026-120868, a CVSS 9.3 memory overflow, needs no login or special feature and can crash any unpatched appliance.
Cloud Software Group bulletin CTX697305, published November 12, 2026, fixes 28 flaws in customer-managed NetScaler ADC and Gateway. Most are memory bugs that apply only when a matching feature is enabled; the highest score is 9.5 for CVE-2026-107412 on Gateway or AAA setups. No workaround exists. Citrix is updating managed cloud services and Adaptive Authentication, and hybrid Secure Private Access setups also need upgrades.
Unconfirmed: The bulletin does not say whether any of these 28 flaws are being exploited.
- Affected builds are 14.1 before 14.1-73.57 and 13.1 before 13.1-64.39.
- FIPS lines before 14.1-73.58 FIPS and 13.1-37.293 are also affected.
- CVE-2026-111338 can write login data into /var/log/httperror.log.
- CVE-2026-120863 is reachable through the management address, NSIP.
- Citrix credited JPMorgan Chase, Capital One, watchTowr, and its own team.
Impact: Unauthenticated denial of service or unstable appliance behavior
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway | 14.1 before 14.1-73.57; 13.1 before 13.1-64.39; 14.1 FIPS before 14.1-73.58 FIPS; 13.1 FIPS and NDcPP before 13.1-37.293 | 14.1-73.57, 13.1-64.39, 14.1-73.58 FIPS, 13.1-37.293 |
- 1.Install the fixed builds named in bulletin CTX697305; no workaround is available.
- 2.Keep NetScaler management addresses (NSIP) off untrusted networks.
- 3.Search the configuration for bulletin entries to see which feature-specific flaws apply.
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-107412CVE-2026-120868CVE-2026-107407CVE-2026-107408CVE-2026-107409CVE-2026-107410CVE-2026-107415CVE-2026-111334CVE-2026-120864CVE-2026-107411CVE-2026-107413CVE-2026-107414CVE-2026-111340CVE-2026-111341CVE-2026-111342CVE-2026-111337CVE-2026-120860CVE-2026-120861CVE-2026-120862CVE-2026-120863CVE-2026-120865CVE-2026-120867CVE-2026-111336CVE-2026-120866CVE-2026-111333CVE-2026-111335CVE-2026-111338CVE-2026-111339
- Vendors
- Citrix
- Products
- NetScaler ADCNetScaler Gateway
- Organizations
- Cloud Software GroupwatchTowr
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-107412 | Memory overflow in Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway | 9.5 group max | — | ||
CVE-2026-107411+2 related CVEs | Memory overflow in Citrix NetScaler RTSP ALG | 8.7 | — |
From the original article
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Citrix has released fixes for 28 security flaws in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway. One of them, CVE-2026-120868, affects every deployment in its default setup. Cloud Software Group published bulletin CTX697305 on November 12, 2026, and rated it Critical.
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