Authenticated command execution via inadequate privilege checks
Published Feb 19, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026
Improper privilege management in Citrix NetScaler Console and Agent allows remote authenticated users to execute commands. An authenticated Console workflow executes commands without an additional authorization check; Citrix has not disclosed the affected endpoint or function. Exploitation requires existing Console access and a deployed NetScaler Agent, and successful abuse can compromise deployment data and services.
Summary
What happened
Improper privilege management in Citrix NetScaler Console and Agent allows remote authenticated users to execute commands. An authenticated Console workflow executes commands without an additional authorization check; Citrix has not disclosed the affected endpoint or function. Exploitation requires existing Console access and a deployed NetScaler Agent, and successful abuse can compromise deployment data and services.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-12284
- Published
- Feb 19, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 26, 2026
- Vendor
- Cloud Software Group
- Product
- NetScaler Agent
- Classifications
- CWE-269, T1068
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 19, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=13.1 <56.18
- Affected versionversion=14.1 <38.53
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