CVE-2023-6549
Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- High 8.2
- Exploited: added to CISA KEV 17 Jan 2024
Description
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway allows Unauthenticated Denial of Service and Out-Of-Bounds Memory Read
Key facts
- Published
- 17 Jan 2024
- Last changed
- 21 Oct 2025
- Assigned by
- Citrix
- KEV added
- 17 Jan 2024
- KEV fix due
- 7 Feb 2024
- EPSS
- 57.633% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.097% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
- SSVC (CISA)
- Exploitation: active; Automatable: yes; Technical impact: partial
Severity scores
Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.
- 8.2CVSS 3.1, Highfrom the CNA (Citrix)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
What to do
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.CISA KEV required action
Historical context and remediation
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud Software Group | NetScaler ADC |
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Timeline
- 17 Jan 2024 CVE-2023-6549 added to CISA KEV
- 17 Jan 2024 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue
- 17 Jan 2024 Published