Used in attacks· fix by 2022-05-039.8CriticalUsed by ransomware gangs
Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC), Gateway, and SD-WAN WANOP Appliance
CVE-2019-19781
Citrix ADC, Citrix Gateway, and multiple Citrix SD-WAN WANOP appliance models contain an unspecified vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to perform code execution.
What this means for your business
- It affects Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC), Gateway, and SD-WAN WANOP Appliance. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
- Attackers are already using it. CISA added it to its list of flaws used in real attacks on 3 November 2021.
- Ransomware gangs are known to have used it.
- An attacker can use it remotely, over a network, without a login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.
- FIRST's prediction model gives it a 100% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 99% of all known flaws.
What to do
- 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC), Gateway, and SD-WAN WANOP Appliance, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
- 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.
- 3Treat it as urgent. US federal agencies must fix it by 3 May 2022. That deadline does not apply to private companies, but it shows how seriously CISA takes it.
- 4Because attackers have used it, check the affected systems for signs of a break-in, not only for the update.
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Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA’s wording, unedited.
Scoring
- CVSS
- 9.8 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Assigned by
- cve@mitre.org
Dates
- Published
- 2021-11-03
- Last modified
- 2026-08-12
- Added to KEV
- 2021-11-03
- Remediation due
- 2022-05-03
- Sources
- CISA KEV, NVD
Affected products
- Citrix Application Delivery Controller Firmware10.5, 11.1, 12.0, 12.1, 13.0
- Citrix Application Delivery Controllerall versions
- Citrix Netscaler Gateway Firmware10.5, 11.1, 12.0, 12.1
- Citrix Netscaler Gatewayall versions
- Citrix Gateway Firmware13.0
- Citrix Gatewayall versions
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155904/Citrix-Application-Delivery-Controller-Gateway-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155905/Citrix-Application-Delivery-Controller-Gateway-Remote-Code-Execution-Traversal.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155930/Citrix-Application-Delivery-Controller-Gateway-10.5-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155947/Citrix-ADC-NetScaler-Directory-Traversal-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155972/Citrix-ADC-Gateway-Path-Traversal.html
- https://badpackets.net/over-25000-citrix-netscaler-endpoints-vulnerable-to-cve-2019-19781/
- https://forms.gle/eDf3DXZAv96oosfj6
- https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX267027
- https://twitter.com/bad_packets/status/1215431625766424576
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/619785