CVE-2026-88779 (GCVE-0-2026-88779)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-04 02:35 – Updated: 2026-10-04 02:35
VLAI
Title
Memory overflow vulnerability leading to Denial of Service
Summary
Vulnerability in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway. This issue affects ADC: before 14.1-73.41, before 13.1-64.28, before 14.1-73.41 FIPS, and before 13.1-37.282; Gateway: before 14.1-73.41 and before 13.1-64.28.
Severity
8.7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
NetScaler ADC Affected: 0 , < 14.1-73.41 (Patch)
Affected: 0 , < 13.1-64.28 (Patch)
Affected: 0 , < 14.1-73.41 FIPS (Patch)
Affected: 0 , < 13.1-37.282 (Patch)
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NetScaler Gateway Affected: 0 , < 14.1-73.41 (Patch)
Affected: 0 , < 13.1-64.28 (Patch)
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Date Public
2026-10-04 02:19
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