CVE-2019-18225 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and Gateway products, including those formerly branded as NetScaler, across multiple versions. An unauthenticated attacker with management-interface access can gain full administrative control over the appliance. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the KEV catalog or public exploit frameworks like Metasploit or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:citrix:application_delivery_controller_firmware:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:citrix:application_delivery_controller_firmware:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:citrix:application_delivery_controller_firmware:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:citrix:application_delivery_controller_firmware:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:citrix:application_delivery_controller_firmware:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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