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CVE-2026-8451

Vulnerability intelligence

Published Jun 30, 2026Sources checked Oct 27, 2026
7.5HIGHCVSS out of 10
What this means

Review the available evidence

CVE-2026-8451 and is rated High severity with a CVSS score of 7.5. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.

What to do next

Remediation and response

Citrix Security Bulletins guidance

Vendor revision: Jul 20, 2026
Vendor remediation details

Cloud Software Group strongly urges affected customers of NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway to install the relevant updated versions as soon as possible. NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway 14.1-72.61 and later releases NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway 13.1-63.18 and later releases of 13.1 NetScaler ADC 14.1-FIPS 14.1-72.61 FIPS and later releases of 14.1-FIPS NetScaler ADC 13.1-FIPS and 13.1-NDcPP 13.1.37.272 and later releases of 13.1-FIPS and 13.1-NDcPP CVE-2026-13474 Customers must upgrade to the above-mentioned NetScaler firmware versions that include the fix and update their configuration as described below. Configure the Http2SmallWndTimeout parameter, which controls the timeout (in seconds) for HTTP/2 small‑window stalled streams. For appliances using HTTP Strict Profiles, this parameter defaults to 30 seconds, and the fix is effective immediately after the upgrade. For appliances NOT using HTTP Strict Profiles, the default value is 0, and in that case, merely upgrading to the builds containing the fix WILL NOT address the vulnerability completely. In this case, customers must manually set Http2SmallWndTimeout to 30 seconds. Please note that Http2SmallWndTimeout is a new parameter and is only available in the firmware builds that contain the fix. Configuration command: set ns httpProfile -http2SmallWndTimeout

Vendor-listed releases

  • NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway 14.1-72.61 and later releases
  • NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway 13.1-63.18 and later releases of 13.1
  • NetScaler ADC 14.1-FIPS 14.1-72.61 FIPS and later releases of 14.1-FIPS
  • NetScaler ADC 13.1-FIPS and 13.1-NDcPP 13.1.37.272 and later releases of 13.1-FIPS and 13.1-NDcPP
CISA KEVNot listedBased on the latest collected catalog
EPSS0.5%Estimated 30-day exploitation probability
Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field
Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships
Overview

What is CVE-2026-8451?

Insufficient input validation in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway leading to memory overread if NetScaler ADC or NetScaler Gateway is configured as a SAML IDP

Source: NVD