Vulnerability · CVE-2025-5777
Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability
Published Jun 17, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 8, 2026 · NetScaler Gateway
Patch now
CVE-2025-5777 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jul 11, 2025. Confirm NetScaler Gateway against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
- Severity
- Critical9.3
- Known exploitation
- CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 99.97%
- Remediation
- Remediation guidance
- Affected products
- cpe citrix/netscaler application delivery controller · cpe citrix/netscaler gateway · vendor Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway · vendor Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway · vendor NetScaler Gateway 13.1 <58.32
Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability due to insufficient input validation. This vulnerability can lead to memory overread when the NetScaler is configured as a Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) OR AAA virtual server. VulnCheck canary evidence.
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- cpe citrix/netscaler application delivery controllerversion unspecified
- cpe citrix/netscaler gatewayversion unspecified
- vendor Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gatewayversion unspecified
- vendor Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gatewayversion unspecified
- vendor NetScaler Gateway 13.1 <58.3213.1 <58.32
How to fix CVE-2025-5777
Recommended remediation
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. CISA due date Jul 11, 2025.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2025-5777 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jul 11, 2025. Confirm NetScaler Gateway against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with NetScaler Gateway 13.1 <58.32 13.1 <58.32. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read; CWE-908: Use of Uninitialized Resource. EPSS 99.97%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jun 17, 2025 · Catalog
Detected
Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability due to insufficient input validation. This vulnerability can lead to memory overread when the NetScaler is configured as a Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) OR AAA virtual server.
Jul 10, 2025 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Jul 11, 2025 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Oct 8, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability due to insufficient input validation. This vulnerability can lead to memory overread when the NetScaler is configured as a Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) OR AAA virtual server.
Sources
- CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2025-5777
Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability due to insufficient input validation. This vulnerability can lead to memory overread when the NetScaler is configured as a Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) OR AAA virtual server.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-5777
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-5777
30-day exploitation probability 100.0%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-18497
Insufficient input validation leading to memory overread when the NetScaler is configured as a Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) OR AAA virtual server
euvd.enisa.europa.eu - Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference52401
Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.
exploit-db.com - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-5777
Insufficient input validation leading to memory overread when the NetScaler is configured as a Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) OR AAA virtual server
nvd.nist.gov - VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2025-5777
Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability due to insufficient input validation. This vulnerability can lead to memory overread when the NetScaler is configured as a Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) OR AAA virtual server.
vulncheck.com
References
- Broken Link · citrixbleed.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · dashboard.shadowserver.org
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · dashboard.shadowserver.org
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · dashboard.shadowserver.org
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · dashboard.shadowserver.org
- Third Party Advisory · doublepulsar.com
- EUVD record · euvd.enisa.europa.eu
- Third Party Advisory · horizon3.ai
- Third Party Advisory · labs.watchtowr.com
- CISA note · nvd.nist.gov
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · reliaquest.com
- CISA note · support.citrix.com
- Press/Media Coverage · bleepingcomputer.com
- Third Party Advisory · netscaler.com
- Press/Media Coverage · theregister.com
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.