CVE-2026-8452 (GCVE-0-2026-8452)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-30 12:41 – Updated: 2026-06-30 13:37
VLAI KEVIntel
Title
Memory overflow vulnerability leading to unpredictable or erroneous behavior and Denial of Service
Summary
Memory overflow vulnerability NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway leading to unpredictable or erroneous behavior and Denial of Service if the appliance is configured as a Gateway (SSL VPN, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) or AAA virtual server
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-06-30 13:36 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-119 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
NetScaler ADC Affected: 14.1 , < 72.61 (patch)
Affected: 13.1 , < 63.18 (patch)
Affected: 14.1 FIPS , < 72.61 (patch)
Affected: 13.1 FIPS and NDcPP , < 37.272 (patch)
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NetScaler Gateway Affected: 14.1 , < 72.61 (patch)
Affected: 13.1 , < 63.18 (patch)
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Date Public
2026-06-30 12:00
KEVIntel
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 791ad154-46f6-4362-8f50-627c7f7b7cee

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2026-8452

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-08-17 08:04 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-08-17
Asserted: 2026-08-17
Scope
Notes: Memory overflow vulnerability leading to unpredictable or erroneous behavior and Denial of Service | Affected: NetScaler / ADC, Gateway | CVSS: 8.8 (HIGH) | EPSS: 0.00487 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title Memory overflow vulnerability leading to unpredictable or erroneous behavior and Denial of Service
Vendor NetScaler
Product ADC, Gateway
Added Date 2026-08-17T08:04:34.863Z
Cvss Score 8.8
Epss Score 0.00487
Cvss Severity HIGH
Epss Percentile 0.39763
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-08-17 09:00 UTC | Updated: 2026-08-17 09:00 UTC
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