CVE-2019-18225

An issue was discovered in Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and Gateway before 10.5 build 70.8, 11.x before 11.1 build 63.9, 12.0 before build 62.10, 12.1 before build 54.16, and 13.0 before build 41.28. An attacker with management-interface access can bypass authentication to obtain appliance administrative access. These products formerly used the NetScaler brand name.

Published: 2019-10-21 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2019-18225 is rated High Risk (65.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.51%). EPSS rose +1.31% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-18225

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 2026-06-15 0.20% 1.51% +1.31%
2 2025-11-21 0.54% 0.20% -0.34%
3 2025-11-18 — 0.54% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-18225

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-18225

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-18225

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
citrix application_delivery_controller_firmware 10.5 cpe:2.3:o:citrix:application_delivery_controller_firmware:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrix application_delivery_controller_firmware 11.1 cpe:2.3:o:citrix:application_delivery_controller_firmware:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrix application_delivery_controller_firmware 12.0 cpe:2.3:o:citrix:application_delivery_controller_firmware:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrix application_delivery_controller_firmware 12.1 cpe:2.3:o:citrix:application_delivery_controller_firmware:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrix application_delivery_controller_firmware 13.0 cpe:2.3:o:citrix:application_delivery_controller_firmware:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrix netscaler_gateway_firmware 10.5 cpe:2.3:o:citrix:netscaler_gateway_firmware:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrix netscaler_gateway_firmware 11.1 cpe:2.3:o:citrix:netscaler_gateway_firmware:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrix netscaler_gateway_firmware 12.0 cpe:2.3:o:citrix:netscaler_gateway_firmware:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrix netscaler_gateway_firmware 12.1 cpe:2.3:o:citrix:netscaler_gateway_firmware:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrix gateway_firmware 13.0 cpe:2.3:o:citrix:gateway_firmware:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-18225

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