Thousands of Citrix NetScaler Instances Unpatched Against Exploited Vulnerabilities

Thousands of Citrix NetScaler Instances Unpatched Against Exploited Vulnerabilities

Thousands of Citrix NetScaler instances are vulnerable to recently disclosed critical flaws, including a zero-day that is actively exploited in the wild. Prompt patching is essential to prevent potential control flow issues, denial of service, and session hijacking attacks. #CVE-2025-5777 #CVE-2025-6543

Keypoints

  • Critical vulnerabilities CVE-2025-5777 and CVE-2025-6543 affect Citrix NetScaler gateways and AAA servers.
  • Exploitation can lead to out-of-bounds memory reads, control issues, DoS, and session hijacking.
  • Over 69,000 deployment instances are Internet-exposed, with thousands vulnerable to these flaws.
  • Security researchers and agencies warn of active exploitation and urge immediate patching.
  • Discontinued NetScaler versions are also impacted, emphasizing the need for urgent updates.

Read More: https://www.securityweek.com/thousands-of-citrix-netscaler-instances-unpatched-against-exploited-vulnerabilities/