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CVE-2026-88771CVSS 9.8 · CRITICAL⚡ CISA KEV — Actively ExploitedPublished September 27, 2026

Citrix NetScaler Input Validation Bypass Enables Unauthenticated RCE

Improper input validation vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler ADC and Citrix NetScaler Gateway. This issue affects ADC: before 14.1-73.37, before 13.1-64.23, before 14.1-73.37 FIPS, and before 13.1.37.279 FIPS and NDcPP; Gateway: before 14.1-73.37 and before 13.1-64.23 leading to an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands.

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Analysis

CVE-2026-88771 is a critical improper input validation flaw affecting Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway deployments worldwide. With a CVSS score of 9.8 and active exploitation documented in CISA's KEV catalog, this vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands on affected systems. Organizations running vulnerable versions before 14.1-73.37 or 13.1-64.23 face immediate risk, as the flaw requires no authentication and can be triggered remotely. Given NetScaler's prevalence as a perimeter security appliance, compromise of these systems provides attackers with deep network access and a foothold for lateral movement into critical infrastructure.

Casky's 323 mapped security skills leverage Claude's extended reasoning to detect the attack patterns inherent in CWE-20 input validation bypasses. Practitioners using Casky will observe detections aligned with MITRE ATT&CK TA0001 (Initial Access) and TA0043 (Reconnaissance), capturing how attackers probe and exploit the validation weakness. The platform's skills identify malformed requests that bypass input sanitization, unusual command patterns in NetScaler logs, and lateral reconnaissance activity following successful exploitation. By correlating input anomalies with command execution artifacts, Casky helps security teams distinguish legitimate traffic from exploitation attempts, enabling rapid response before attackers establish persistence or move laterally through the network.

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323 Casky skills cover this attack pattern

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Abuse of Public-Facing API: Mobile API Abuse

mobile security · low

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abusing-dpapi-for-credential-access

red teaming · high

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abusing-shadow-credentials-for-privesc

red teaming · high

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MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

TA0001 TA0043

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