CVE•Published 2026-06-30•Modified 2026-08-27•3 articles on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-8452Citrix · Netscaler_application_delivery_controller
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
61
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 39% of all CVEs
Description
Memory overflow vulnerability NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway leading to unpredictable or erroneous behavior and Denial of Service if the appliance is configured as a Gateway (SSL VPN, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) or AAA virtual server
Timeline
Published 2026-06-30
Modified 2026-08-27
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag1,691 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-8452Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Citrix Netscaler Application Delivery Controller"All exposed Citrix Netscaler Application Delivery Controller instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Netscaler Application Delivery Controller"HTTP body or banner mentions "Netscaler Application Delivery Controller" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-8452Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-8452Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-8452Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-8452GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-8452" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub (8)
CVE-2026-84528 repos
nomi-sec/PoC-in-GitHubunknown
📡 PoC auto collect from GitHub. ⚠️ Be careful Malware.
jonaslejon/malicious-pdfPython
💀 Generate malicious PDF test files for testing phone-home callbacks, SSRF, XSS, NTLM credential theft, and data exfiltration in PDF viewers, converters, and web applications. Can…
neodrama/github-dramaunknown
Collection of heated/controversial github discussions
axpdev-lab/aeroftpRust
AeroFTP is a Cross-platform desktop client for FTP, FTPS, SFTP, WebDAV, S3-compatible storage, GitHub, and Cloud providers, built with Rust 🦀 (Tauri) + React
watchtowrlabs/watchTowr-vs-Citrix-Netscaler-PreAuth-RCE-CVE-2026-8452Python
CVE-2026-8452 PreAuth RCE
tylzars/awesome-vrre-writeupsunknown
A collection of Vulnerability Research and Reverse Engineering writeups.
opendr-io/causalityJupyter Notebook
The difference between exploitation prediction and detection is akin to the difference between detecting a missile launch or a detonation. Every avoided exploitation cycle saves hu…
dick318/awesome-starsunknown