CVE-2016-2071 is a critical privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Citrix NetScaler Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and NetScaler Gateway versions 11.x, 10.5, and 10.5.e. This flaw allows remote attackers to gain elevated privileges through unspecified NS Web GUI commands. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:citrix:netscaler:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.5eCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:citrix:netscaler:10.5e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:citrix:netscaler:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
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