Defending Against Active Exploitation of Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway Appliances
Introduction In late September 2026, Mandiant Consulting and Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) identified active, in-the-wild exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2026-88772) affecting Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway appliances. We have observed evidence that organizations in North America and Europe in the government, financial services, technology, education, and legal and professional services sectors were likely impacted by this exploitation campaign, which has been ongoing since at least early September. According to vendor disclosures, threat actors are also actively exploiting a second zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2026-88771). Exploitation of CVE-2026-88772 by
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- Vendor
- Google, Citrix
- Product
- NetScaler ADC / Gateway
- EPSS
- 0.78 (p100)
- Exploitation
- observed in the wild
- Exposure class
- Edge / VPN / firewall
Why it ranks 74 (Critical)
- Exploitation observed in the wild
- EPSS 0.78 (high probability of exploitation)
- Exposed product class: edge / VPN / firewall
- Widely deployed vendor product (Google)
- Covered by 13 independent sources
- Threat research
- Recency: items published within 24 hours gain 15, within 72 hours 6, within 7 days 2.
Links
- Google Threat Intelligence Group (Mandiant) (cloud.google.com)
- CVE-2026-88772 on this site · NVD · CVE.org · Vulnpedia
- CVE-2026-88771 on this site · NVD · CVE.org · Vulnpedia
- CVE-2026-88778 on this site · NVD · CVE.org · Vulnpedia
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