high Known exploitedREV. 01

CVE-2023-6549Citrix NetScaler — a buffer that reads past its end

Citrix NetScaler (ADC and Gateway) mishandles a memory buffer, so a request with no credentials behind it reads out of bounds or takes the appliance down. Only devices set up as a gateway or authentication server are exposed.

YOUR NEXT MOVE

Install the fixed NetScaler build from Citrix, and check which virtual servers the appliance runs — a device in neither exposed role is not affected.

Read the risk

THE VITAL STATS
CVSS score
7.5/ 10
CVSS v3.1
EPSS probability
58%
Likelihood of exploitation
Attack complexity
Low
Conditions needed to exploit
Known exploited
Yes — CISA KEV
CVE published
2024-01-17
Added to KEV
2024-01-17
Exploit published
Not recorded
Confidence
medium
Kill chain
impact
MITRE ATT&CK
T1499
Severity
high

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attacker needsThe appliance must be configured as a gateway or authentication virtual server.

Behind the card

3 REFERENCES
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +

Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.

FieldsSourceRetrievedExtractorConfidence
cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_atnvd.nist.gov2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_addedcisa.gov2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
epssapi.first.org2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisitesnvd.nist.gov2026-09-24claude-codehigh

Printing history

THE RECORD
  1. r1Initial base card

First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.

crds:cve-2023-6549 · CRDS 0.1 · Issued 2026-09-24