CVE-2018-6809 is a critical vulnerability affecting NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway versions 10.5, 11.0, 11.1, and 12.0. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain elevated privileges on the target system. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or KEV entry, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness of its potential impact.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:citrix:netscaler_application_delivery_controller_firmware:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:citrix:netscaler_application_delivery_controller_firmware:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:citrix:netscaler_application_delivery_controller_firmware:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:citrix:netscaler_application_delivery_controller_firmware:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:citrix:netscaler_gateway_firmware:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.