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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-88772· Critical 9.5

Exploited in the wild · KEV due 30 Sep 2026 · public exploit available (Metasploit) · fixed in 14.1-73.37 FIPS : block it and hunt for it in your logs now.

Data as of 30 Sep 2026, 13:48 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
9.5Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
KEV deadline
 US federal agencies must patch by this date; a sensible deadline for everyone else. Other KEV due dates
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Exploitation evidence

t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: evidence found.

    1 Metasploit module

  4. Exploited in the wild: evidence found.

    Listed in CISA KEV the same day as disclosure

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

Timeline

  1. CVE ID reserved

    by NetScaler

    , 17 days before disclosure

  2. CVE published

    on cve.org

    , t = 0

  3. In Threat Radar

    record ingested

    , 24 minutes after disclosure

  4. , the same day as disclosure

  5. KEV remediation due

    US federal deadline

    , 3 days after disclosure

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CISA KEV (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 14 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade ADC to 14.1-73.37 FIPS, 14.1-73.37, 13.1.37.279 FIPS and NDcPP or 13.1-64.23; Gateway to 14.1-73.37 or 13.1-64.23.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Citrix NetScalerADCAffected
  • <14.1-73.37
  • <13.1-64.23
Fixed in
  • 14.1-73.37 FIPS
  • 14.1-73.37
  • 13.1.37.279 FIPS and NDcPP
  • 13.1-64.23
Citrix NetScalerGatewayAffected
  • <14.1-73.37
Fixed in
  • 14.1-73.37
Citrix NetScalerGatewayAffected
  • <13.1-64.23
Fixed in
  • 13.1-64.23

Discussion

In September 2026, Mandiant and Google Threat Intelligence Group identified active exploitation of two zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-88772 and CVE-2026-88771) in Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway appliances. Exploitation of CVE-2026-88772 allows attackers to bypass authentication and execute root-level code by causing a heap memory corruption in the NetScaler Packet Processing Engine. Attackers deploy custom PHP web shells (WHIPSHOT) and a Python tunneler (SLAPSHOT) to maintain persistence, conduct internal reconnaissance, and steal credentials. Persistence techniques include modifying web server configurations to treat non-PHP files as executable scripts and setting the setuid bit on /bin/sh to maintain root privileges. Citrix has issued guidance and recommended updates to address these vulnerabilities. The campaign has targeted organizations in North America and Europe across multiple sectors since early September 2026.

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