CVE-2026-8452 | Memory overflow vulnerability leading to unpredictable or erroneous behavior and Denial of Service

Memory overflow vulnerability NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway leading to unpredictable or erroneous behavior and Denial of Service if the appliance is configured as a Gateway (SSL VPN, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) or AAA virtual server

Published: 2026-06-30 Last update: 2026-07-01 Assigner: 50a63c94-1ea7-4568-8c11-eb79e7c5a2b5 Source: 50a63c94-1ea7-4568-8c11-eb79e7c5a2b5
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-8452 is rated Moderate Risk (48.7/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.49%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-8452

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 2026-07-02 0.40% 0.49% +0.08%
2 2026-07-01 — 0.40% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-8452

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 4.0 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and stable.
Attack requirements (AT:N)
No additional preconditions are required beyond normal reachability.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No privileges are required.
User interaction (UI:N)
No user interaction is required.
Vulnerable system confidentiality impact (VC:H)
High confidentiality impact on the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system integrity impact (VI:L)
Limited integrity impact on the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system availability impact (VA:H)
High availability impact on the vulnerable system.
Subsequent system confidentiality impact (SC:L)
Limited confidentiality impact on subsequent systems.
Subsequent system integrity impact (SI:L)
Limited integrity impact on subsequent systems.
Subsequent system availability impact (SA:L)
Limited availability impact on subsequent systems.
Exploit maturity (threat) (E:X)
Not defined: no reliable threat intelligence; scoring assumes the worst case (equivalent to Attacked).
Confidentiality requirement (CR:X)
Not defined: insufficient information; scoring treats this like High (worst case).
Integrity requirement (IR:X)
Not defined: insufficient information; scoring treats this like High (worst case).
Availability requirement (AR:X)
Not defined: insufficient information; scoring treats this like High (worst case).
Modified attack vector (MAV:X)
Not defined: scoring uses the Base Attack Vector (AV).
Modified attack complexity (MAC:X)
Not defined: scoring uses the Base Attack Complexity (AC).
Modified attack requirements (MAT:X)
Not defined: scoring uses the Base Attack Requirements (AT).
Modified privileges required (MPR:X)
Not defined: scoring uses the Base Privileges Required (PR).
Modified user interaction (MUI:X)
Not defined: scoring uses the Base User Interaction (UI).
Modified vulnerable system confidentiality impact (MVC:X)
Not defined: scoring uses the Base VC metric.
Modified vulnerable system integrity impact (MVI:X)
Not defined: scoring uses the Base VI metric.
Modified vulnerable system availability impact (MVA:X)
Not defined: scoring uses the Base VA metric.
Modified subsequent system confidentiality impact (MSC:X)
Not defined: scoring uses the Base SC metric.
Modified subsequent system integrity impact (MSI:X)
Not defined: scoring uses the Base SI metric.
Modified subsequent system availability impact (MSA:X)
Not defined: scoring uses the Base SA metric.
Safety (supplemental) (S:X)
Not evaluated.
Automatable (supplemental) (AU:X)
Not evaluated.
Recovery (supplemental) (R:X)
Not evaluated.
Value density (supplemental) (V:X)
Not evaluated.
Vulnerability response effort (supplemental) (RE:X)
Not evaluated.
Provider urgency (supplemental) (U:X)
Not evaluated.
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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.
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Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-8452

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-8452

GHSA-r7wg-r5wj-c765 · Severity: high — Memory overflow vulnerability NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway leading to unpredictable or...

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-8452

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
citrix netscaler_application_delivery_controller < 13.1-37.272 cpe:2.3:a:citrix:netscaler_application_delivery_controller:*:*:*:*:fips:*:*:*
citrix netscaler_application_delivery_controller < 13.1-37.272 cpe:2.3:a:citrix:netscaler_application_delivery_controller:*:*:*:*:ndcpp:*:*:*
citrix netscaler_application_delivery_controller >= 13.1, < 13.1-63.18 cpe:2.3:a:citrix:netscaler_application_delivery_controller:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
citrix netscaler_application_delivery_controller >= 14.1, < 14.1-72.61 cpe:2.3:a:citrix:netscaler_application_delivery_controller:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
citrix netscaler_application_delivery_controller 14.1-66.68 cpe:2.3:a:citrix:netscaler_application_delivery_controller:14.1-66.68:*:*:*:fips:*:*:*
citrix netscaler_gateway >= 13.1, < 13.1-63.18 cpe:2.3:a:citrix:netscaler_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrix netscaler_gateway >= 14.1, < 14.1-72.61 cpe:2.3:a:citrix:netscaler_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-8452

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