Critical 9.8Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Jul 20, 2017

CVE-2017-6316Citrix NetScaler SD-WAN devices through v9.1.2.26.561201 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands as root via a CGISESSID cookie.

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 06:10 UTC)

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CISA lists it as known exploited since Mar 25, 2022; federal agencies had to remediate by Apr 15, 2022. Treat that date as your deadline.

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Exploited in the last 30 days

Citrix NetScaler SD-WAN devices through v9.1.2.26.561201 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands as root via a CGISESSID cookie. On CloudBridge (the former name of NetScaler SD-WAN) devices, the cookie name was CAKEPHP rather than CGISESSID.

CVSS: 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Added to CISA KEV Mar 25, 2022; federal remediation due Apr 15, 2022Apply updates per vendor instructions.
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 73.03% (percentile 99)
Assigned by: mitre
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Oct 21, 2025
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

citrix netscaler_sd-wan citrix:netscaler_sd-wan	through 9.1.2.26.561201	NVD

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039019vdb-entry, x-refsource-sectrack, broken-link, third-party-advisory
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX225990x-refsource-confirm, permissions-required
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42345/exploit, x-refsource-exploit-db, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99943vdb-entry, x-refsource-bid, broken-link, third-party-advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42346/exploit, x-refsource-exploit-db, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-6316us-government-resource

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