Citrix confirms two NetScaler RCE zero-days exploited in attacks
Citrix confirms active exploitation of two critical NetScaler RCE zero-days (CVE-2026-88771/88772), advising admins to patch or shut down — European enterprises with perimeter ADC deployments face immediate risk.
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Citrix has confirmed that two critical NetScaler remote code execution vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2026-88771 and CVE-2026-88772, are being exploited in attacks and that it has released security updates to fix the flaws. [...]
Editorial Analysis
NetScaler appliances sit at the network edge of thousands of European enterprises; actively exploited RCE zero-days there can be the entry point for ransomware or espionage before any internal controls engage.
Immediately apply Citrix security updates or, if patching is delayed, shut down affected NetScaler instances and activate alternative access controls.
Two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in Citrix NetScaler require emergency patching or shutdown to prevent potential network-wide compromise.
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