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

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.

Read the original CVE record.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Cloud Software GroupNetScaler ADC
  • Default status: unaffected
  • 14.1 up to but excluding 12.35 (affected)
  • 13.1 up to but excluding 51.15 (affected)
  • 13.0 up to but excluding 92.21 (affected)
  • 13.1-FIPS up to but excluding 37.176 (affected)
  • 12.1-FIPS up to but excluding 55.302 (affected)
  • 12.1-NDcPP up to but excluding 55.302 (affected)

Timeline

  1. 17 Jan 2024 CVE-2023-6549 added to CISA KEV
  2. 17 Jan 2024 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue
  3. 17 Jan 2024 Published

Weakness

References