CVE-2023-3519 (GCVE-0-2023-3519)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-07-19 17:51
Modified
2025-10-21 23:05
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Summary
Unauthenticated remote code execution
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Citrix NetScaler ADC Version: 13.1
Version: 13.0
Version: 13.1-FIPS
Version: 12.1-FIPS
Version: 12.1-NDcPP
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Data from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2023-07-19

Due date: 2023-08-09

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Used in ransomware: Known

Notes: https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX561482/citrix-adc-and-citrix-gateway-security-bulletin-for-cve20233519-cve20233466-cve20233467; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3519

ENISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Data from the ENISA CNW Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Vendor/Product: Citrix | Product: Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway

CVE: CVE-2023-3519

EUVD: EUVD-2023-44176

Date reported: 23/01/25

Exploitation type: ransomware

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