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Affects widely deployed Citrix NetScaler ADC/Gateway; DoS could disrupt access to apps and VPN across organizations.

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CVE-2026-13474

8.7
High
EPSS 0.56%Patch availableJul 1, 2026

DoS via malformed HTTP/2 requests on NetScaler ADC/Gateway.

common questions

Is CVE-2026-13474 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2026-13474 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.56% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2026-13474?

CVE-2026-13474 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.7. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-13474?

Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-13474. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.

What does CVE-2026-13474 affect?

CVE-2026-13474 affects Citrix NetScaler ADC, Citrix NetScaler Gateway. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2026-13474?

Disable HTTP/2 on affected profiles as a temporary workaround; plan patch when released.

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
Citrix NetScaler ADCCitrix NetScaler Gateway
impact

Denial of service: malformed HTTP/2 requests can exhaust resources and disrupt apps/VPN.

action required

Monitor only

affected versions
NetScaler ADC
  • affected>= 14.1 and < 72.61
  • affected>= 13.1 and < 63.18
  • affected>= 14.1 FIPS and < 72.61
  • affected>= 13.1 FIPS and NDcPP and < 37.272
NetScaler Gateway
  • affected>= 14.1 and < 72.61
  • affected>= 13.1 and < 63.18

As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.

how to fix
Remediation steps are tailored for users whose stack is affected. Add this technology to your stack to see the fix checklist.
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