VDB-436657 · CVE-2026-120864 · GCVE-0-2026-120864

Citrix NetScaler ADC/NetScaler Gateway ICA Proxy buffer overflow

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9.9	$5k-$25k	0.43+

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as very critical has been reported in Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component ICA Proxy. This manipulation causes buffer overflow. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-120864. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway (the affected version is unknown) and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component ICA Proxy. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Memory overflow in ICA proxy can lead to unpredictable or erroneous behavior or Denial of Service in Citrix NetScaler ADC and Citrix NetScaler Gateway.

The advisory is shared at support.citrix.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-120864 since 11/03/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/13/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

Network Management Software

Vendor

Citrix

Name

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.citrix.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.9

VulDB Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Temp Score: 9.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/03/2026 CVE reserved
11/13/2026 +10 days Advisory disclosed
11/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: citrix.com

Advisory: support.citrix.com
Status: Not defined

CNA: NetScaler
CVE: CVE-2026-120864 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-120864
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-436657

Entryinfo

Created: 11/13/2026 09:39
Changes: 11/13/2026 09:39 (64)
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