CVE-2017-6316
Citrix Multiple Products Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Critical 9.8
- Exploited: added to CISA KEV 25 Mar 2022
- A public exploit reference is listed
Description
Citrix NetScaler SD-WAN devices through v9.1.2.26.561201 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands as root via a CGISESSID cookie. On CloudBridge (the former name of NetScaler SD-WAN) devices, the cookie name was CAKEPHP rather than CGISESSID.
Key facts
- Published
- 20 Jul 2017
- Last changed
- 21 Oct 2025
- Assigned by
- mitre
- KEV added
- 25 Mar 2022
- KEV fix due
- 15 Apr 2022
- EPSS
- 73.03% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.463% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
- SSVC (CISA)
- Exploitation: active; Automatable: yes; Technical impact: total
Severity scores
Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.
- 9.8CVSS 3.1, Criticalfrom CISA (ADP container)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action
Historical context and remediation
This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.
No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.
Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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Timeline
- 20 Jul 2017 Published
- 25 Mar 2022 CVE-2017-6316 added to CISA KEV
- 25 Mar 2022 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue