Authenticated user can access unintended user capabilities

published 2024-11-12 23 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-49550

cvss: 8.1; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 36%
public exploits: 0; none known

Authenticated user can access unintended user capabilities in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway if the appliance must be configured as a Gateway (SSL VPN, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) with KCDAccount configuration for Kerberos SSO to access backend resources OR the appliance must be configured as an Auth Server (AAA Vserver) with KCDAccount configuration for Kerberos SSO to access backend resources

Patch / fix

fixed in 4

NetScaler NetScaler ADC 29.72, 37.207, 55.34, 55.321
NetScaler NetScaler Gateway 29.72, 37.207, 55.34, 55.321
netscaler adc 29.72, 37.207, 55.34, 55.321
netscaler gateway 29.72, 37.207, 55.34, 55.321

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 23 mo ago (2024-11-13)

Exploit prediction

0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	4.0	5.8	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
CNA	4.0	5.8	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
NVD	3.1	8.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

NetScaler NetScaler ADC
NetScaler NetScaler Gateway
netscaler adc
netscaler gateway

Classification

Weakness

CWE-552 Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

Technology feeds

Citrix rss critical rss

References

support.citrix.com /s/article/CTX691608-netscaler-adc-and-netscaler-gateway-security-bulletin-for-cve20248534-and-cve20248535?lan
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-8535
NVD CVE-2024-8535

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Summary