CVE-2026-120869: unauthenticated attacker can bypass authentication controls to access restricted resources on the Citrix NetScaler Console appliance
This NetScaler advisory covers CVE-2026-120869 in Console.
- CVE-2026-120869
Key facts
- Vendor rating
- Critical, CVSS 9.3
- CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L· base score 9.3, scored by NetScalerAttack vector: network. Attack complexity: low. Attack requirements: none. Privileges required: none. User interaction: none. Confidentiality impact on the vulnerable system: high. Integrity impact on the vulnerable system: high. Availability impact on the vulnerable system: high. Confidentiality impact on subsequent systems: low. Integrity impact on subsequent systems: low. Availability impact on subsequent systems: low.- EPSS
- 0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (44th percentile). FIRST EPSS, .
- CISA KEV
- Not listed (catalogue checked )
- Affected
- Console before 14.1-74.34
- Fixed in
- 14.1-74.34
- Advisory id
- CTX697320
- Source published
- Source revised
- Listed by VulniPulse
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Affected products & platforms
Description
An unauthenticated attacker can bypass authentication controls to access restricted resources on the Citrix NetScaler Console appliance
Text from the source record.
- Console before 14.1-74.34
Official advisory · medium-confidence parse· fetched ·verify at source
How to fix CVE-2026-120869
Upgrade to the first fixed release for your version, shown in the table above.
Vendor guidance
- Upgrade to a fixed release: 14.1-74.34 or later.
End-of-life dates for NetScaler Console
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