CVE-2025-6543: Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Description

Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway contain a buffer overflow vulnerability leading to unintended control flow and Denial of Service. NetScaler must be configured as Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) OR AAA virtual server.

Required action (CISA)

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Notes

https://support.citrix.com/support-home/kbsearch/article?articleNumber=CTX694788 ; https://www.netscaler.com/blog/news/netscaler-critical-security-updates-for-cve-2025-6543-and-cve-2025-5777/ ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6543

Weakness behind it

CISA records this vulnerability as an instance of CWE-119. From there the chain continues into CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques, all inside this corpus.

References

• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6543
• KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog