Vulnerability
CVE-2026-88772
Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway: unauthenticated remote code execution
Most severe levelDEFCON 2 · Severe risk
Official data
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 · high
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- EPSS
- 78.16% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs
- CISA KEV catalogue
- Yes, since 27 September 2026
Sources: NVD (CVSS, weakness, publication), FIRST (EPSS), CISA (KEV catalogue).
Data read on 4 November 2026.
Timeline
- 27 September 2026Published on NVD
- 27 September 2026Added to the CISA KEV catalogue
- 28 September 2026First in the DefenceLevel briefing
In DefenceLevel briefings11 days
- 15 October 2026New in the last 24 hoursDEFCON 3
- 14 October 2026Still ongoingDEFCON 3
- 13 October 2026New in the last 24 hoursDEFCON 3
- 10 October 2026New in the last 24 hoursDEFCON 3
- 9 October 2026New in the last 24 hoursDEFCON 3
- 8 October 2026Still ongoingDEFCON 3
- 7 October 2026New in the last 24 hoursDEFCON 3
- 1 October 2026Still ongoingDEFCON 3
- 30 September 2026Still ongoingDEFCON 3
- 29 September 2026New in the last 24 hoursDEFCON 3
- 28 September 2026New in the last 24 hoursDEFCON 2
Last 12 months.
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