CVE-2026-88773 (GCVE-0-2026-88773)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-27 16:20 – Updated: 2026-09-27 16:20
VLAI
Title
HTTP Request Smuggling
Summary
Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests ('HTTP Request/Response smuggling') 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 and NDcPP; Gateway: before 14.1-73.37 FIPS and before 13.1-64.23.
Severity
9.3 (Critical)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-444 - Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests ('HTTP Request/Response smuggling')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Citrix NetScaler ADC Affected: 0 , < 14.1-73.37 (Patch)
Affected: 0 , < 13.1-64.23 (Patch)
Affected: 0 , < 14.1-73.37 FIPS (Patch)
Affected: 0 , < 13.1-37.279 and NDcPP (Patch)
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Citrix NetScaler Gateway Affected: 0 , < 14.1-73.37 FIPS (Patch)
Affected: 0 , < 13.1-64.23 (Patch)
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Date Public
2026-09-27 15:30
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