Covered by 2 outlets — first reported by The Hacker News, Nov 12, 15:38 UTC
Citrix Patches 12 NetScaler and Secure Access Client Flaws, Including Authentication Bypass
In brief
Citrix has released patches for multiple critical security flaws impacting NetScaler ADC, Citrix NetScaler Gateway, and NetScaler Console that could lead to denial-of-service (DoS) or an authentication bypass. The critical vulnerabilities that impact NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway are listed below - CVE-2026-120868 (CVSS score: 9.3) - A memory overflow vulnerability in Packet
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2 outlets, in the order they reported it.
The Hacker NewsFirst report
Citrix Patches 12 NetScaler and Secure Access Client Flaws, Including Authentication Bypass
Citrix has released patches for multiple critical security flaws impacting NetScaler ADC, Citrix NetScaler Gateway, and NetScaler Console that could lead to denial-of-service (DoS) or an authentication bypass.
SecurityWeek
Citrix Patches 10 Critical NetScaler Vulnerabilities
Successful exploitation could lead to unexpected behavior or denial-of-service (DoS) conditions.
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- WeaknessAuthentication bypassA flaw that lets someone in without valid credentials.
- AttackDDoS · Distributed denial of serviceFlooding a service with traffic from many machines until it can't respond.
- ConceptCVSS · Common Vulnerability Scoring SystemA 0–10 score for how severe a vulnerability is in theory.
- ConceptCVE · Common Vulnerabilities and ExposuresThe public ID system for vulnerabilities, such as CVE-2026-12345, so everyone means the same bug.