Citrix NetScaler Console Security Bulletin for CVE-2026-120869

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Article ID: CTX697320

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Description

Citrix NetScaler Console is affected by the vulnerability identified below

CVE-ID 

Description 

Pre-conditions

CWE

CVSSv4

CVE-2026-120869

An unauthenticated attacker can bypass authentication controls to access restricted resources on the appliance Access to Citrix NetScaler Console IP CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

CVSS v4.0 Base Score: 9.4

(CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H)

What Customers Should Do

Cloud Software Group strongly urges affected customers of Citrix NetScaler Console to install the relevant updated versions as soon as possible. 

  • Citrix NetScaler Console 14.1-74.34 and later releases

Environment

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Issue/Introduction

Severity - Critical

Description of Problem

A vulnerability has been discovered in Citrix NetScaler Console. Refer below for further details.

Affected Versions

The following supported versions of Citrix NetScaler Console are affected by the vulnerabilities: 

  • Citrix NetScaler Console 14.1 BEFORE 14.1-74.34

Additional Information

Acknowledgement

Discovered by the Cloud Software Group Product Security Team using advanced AI-assisted analysis

What Citrix is Doing

Citrix is notifying customers and channel partners about this potential security issue through the publication of this security bulletin on the Citrix Knowledge Center at https://support.citrix.com/support-home/topic-article-list?trendingCategory=20&trendingTopicName=Security%20Bulletin

Obtaining Support on This Issue

If you require technical assistance with this issue, please contact Citrix Technical Support. Contact details for Citrix Technical Support are available at https://support.citrix.com/support-home/home 

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Reporting Security Vulnerabilities to Citrix

Citrix welcomes input regarding the security of its products and considers any and all potential vulnerabilities seriously. For details on our vulnerability response process and guidance on how to report security-related issues to Citrix, please see the following webpage: https://www.cloud.com/trust-center/support 

Changelog

2026-11-12 Initial Publication