The Nitro API in Citrix NetScaler Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and NetScaler Gateway before 10.1 Build 133.9, 10.5 before Build 58…

published 2015-11-17 10y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-7892

cvss: 5.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.0%; EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 63%
public exploits: 0; none known

The Nitro API in Citrix NetScaler Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and NetScaler Gateway before 10.1 Build 133.9, 10.5 before Build 58.11, and 10.5.e before Build 56.1505.e on NetScaler Service Delivery Appliance Service VM (SVM) devices allow attackers to obtain credentials via the browser cache.

Patch / fix

links 1

support.citrix.com/article/CTX202482 advisory

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Exploit prediction

1.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

support.citrix.com /article/CTX202482
patch, vendor-advisory
securitytracker.com /id/1034167
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2015-7996
NVD CVE-2015-7996

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