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CVE-2026-19490

9.8, critical Known exploited

Citrix NetScaler Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Vulnerability

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CVSS
9.8, critical critical CVSS v3.1
EPSS, next 30 days
23% higher than 97.7% of scored CVEs
Exploitation
Confirmed in the wild
Published
19 Aug 2026a month ago

Known exploited

CISA added this to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog on 9 Sept 2026. US federal agencies had to remediate by 12 Sept 2026, a deadline that has passed.

Required action. Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

Description

Vulnerability in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway. This issue affects ADC: from 14.1 through 73.32 and from 13.1 through 63.21; Gateway: from 14.1 through 73.32 and from 13.1 through 63.21.

Details

Vendor
Citrix
Product
ADC
Weakness
CWE-288 (opens in a new tab)
Status
Analyzed
Updated
7 Oct 2026
Assigner
50a63c94-1ea7-4568-8c11-eb79e7c5a2b5

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References 2

Advisories 1

Other references 1

The kind is read from NVD's tags where present and from the shape of the URL otherwise, so treat it as a hint.

Other Citrix CVEs

Every Citrix CVE we hold

Same vendor in what we hold, not a known link between the flaws.

  • CVE-2026-88779 Citrix NetScaler Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer Vulnerability KEV EPSS 0.6% 7.5, high
  • CVE-2026-88771 Citrix NetScaler Improper Input Validation Vulnerability KEV EPSS 1% 9.8, critical
  • CVE-2026-88772 Citrix NetScaler Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer Vulnerability KEV EPSS 1% 8.1, high
  • CVE-2026-8452 Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer Vulnerability KEV EPSS 1% 9.8, critical
  • CVE-2026-3055 Citrix NetScaler Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability KEV EPSS 4% 9.8, critical
  • CVE-2025-7775 Citrix NetScaler Memory Overflow Vulnerability KEV EPSS 20% 9.8, critical
  • CVE-2025-6543 Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway Buffer Overflow Vulnerability KEV EPSS 11% 9.8, critical
  • CVE-2025-5777 Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability KEV EPSS 100% 7.5, high

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Assembled from the NVD 2.0 API, the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog and FIRST EPSS. Scores are as of our last collection on 17 Oct 2026, not the live upstream state.