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title: "CVE-2026-88779: CVE-2026-88779"
description: "Vulnerability in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway. This issue affects ADC: before 14.1-73.41, before 13.1-64.28, before 14.1-73.41 FIPS, and before 13.1-37.282; Gateway: before 14.1-73.41 and before 13.1-64.28."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-88779/
---

# CVE-2026-88779 CVE-2026-88779

Vulnerability in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway. This issue affects ADC: before 14.1-73.41, before 13.1-64.28, before 14.1-73.41 FIPS, and before 13.1-37.282; Gateway: before 14.1-73.41 and before 13.1-64.28.

CVSS base score 7.5 /10

High

CISA KEV

Exploited in the wild

Public exploit

None known

EPSS

0.59% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-88779)

## Details

CVSS vector

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

Published

4 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-119](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html)

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-88779](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-88779)
- [https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/etr-zero-day-exploitation-of-citrix-netscaler-adc-and-gateway-cve-2026-88771-and-cve-2026-88772/](https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/etr-zero-day-exploitation-of-citrix-netscaler-adc-and-gateway-cve-2026-88771-and-cve-2026-88772/)
- [https://community.citrix.com/techzone-blogs/110\_security-updates/understanding-and-addressing-cve-2026-88779-in-citrix-netscaler-adc-and-citrix-netscaler-gateway/](https://community.citrix.com/techzone-blogs/110_security-updates/understanding-and-addressing-cve-2026-88779-in-citrix-netscaler-adc-and-citrix-netscaler-gateway/)
- [https://support.citrix.com/support-home/kbsearch/article?articleNumber=CTX697174](https://support.citrix.com/support-home/kbsearch/article?articleNumber=CTX697174)
- [https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field\_cve=CVE-2026-88779](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-88779)

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