Vulnerability
CVE-2026-8452
Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway: unauthenticated memory overflow leading to denial of service
Most severe levelDEFCON 3 · Substantial risk
Official data
- CVSS 4.0
- 8.8 · 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 - EPSS
- 1.01% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of CVEs
- CISA KEV catalogue
- Yes, since 26 August 2026
Sources: NVD (CVSS, weakness, publication), FIRST (EPSS), CISA (KEV catalogue).
Data read on 4 November 2026.
Timeline
- 30 June 2026Published on NVD
- 1 July 2026First in the DefenceLevel briefing
- 26 August 2026Added to the CISA KEV catalogue
In DefenceLevel briefings6 days
- 25 October 2026Worth watching
- 29 August 2026Still ongoingDEFCON 4
- 28 August 2026Still ongoingDEFCON 4
- 27 August 2026New in the last 24 hoursDEFCON 3
- 15 August 2026Worth watching
- 1 July 2026New in the last 24 hoursDEFCON 4
Last 12 months.
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