CVE-2011-2883

The NSEPA.NsepaCtrl.1 ActiveX control in nsepa.ocx in Citrix Access Gateway Enterprise Edition 8.1 before 8.1-67.7, 9.0 before 9.0-70.5, and 9.1 before 9.1-96.4 attempts to validate signed DLLs by checking the certificate subject, not the signature, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via HTTP header data referencing a DLL that was signed with a crafted certificate.

Published: 2011-07-21 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2011-2883 is rated Moderate Risk (57.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.37%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-2883

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-08-25 0.48% 0.37% -0.11%
2 2025-03-30 1.38% 0.48% -0.90%
3 2025-03-29 1.38%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-2883

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-2883

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-2883

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
citrix access_gateway 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:citrix:access_gateway:8.1:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
citrix access_gateway 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:citrix:access_gateway:9.0:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
citrix access_gateway 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:citrix:access_gateway:9.1:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-2883

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