CVE-2021-22956

An uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability exists in Citrix ADC <13.0-83.27, <12.1-63.22 and 11.1-65.23 that could allow an attacker with access to NSIP or SNIP with management interface access to cause a temporary disruption of the Management GUI, Nitro API, and RPC communication.

Published: 2021-12-07 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2021-22956 is rated Moderate Risk (52.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.51%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-22956

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 2025-03-30 0.60% 0.51% -0.10%
2 2025-03-29 0.51% 0.60% +0.10%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.51% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-22956

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-22956

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-22956

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
citrix application_delivery_controller_firmware < 11.1-65.23 cpe:2.3:o:citrix:application_delivery_controller_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrix application_delivery_controller_firmware >= 12.1, < 12.1-63.22 cpe:2.3:o:citrix:application_delivery_controller_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrix application_delivery_controller_firmware >= 13.0, < 13.0-83.27 cpe:2.3:o:citrix:application_delivery_controller_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrix gateway < 11.1-65.23 cpe:2.3:a:citrix:gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrix gateway >= 12.1, < 12.1-63.22 cpe:2.3:a:citrix:gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrix gateway >= 13.0, < 13.0-65.23 cpe:2.3:a:citrix:gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrix sd-wan < 10.2.9c cpe:2.3:a:citrix:sd-wan:*:*:*:*:wanop:*:*:*
citrix sd-wan >= 11.4.0, < 11.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:citrix:sd-wan:*:*:*:*:wanop:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-22956

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