CVE-2023-4966Vulnerability
Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Reported by 4 independent sources · first reported by GreyNoise · last reported
Last reported 8 days ago
Fix due 8 Nov 2023
Used by ransomware: knownCISA KEV catalogue
higher than 99% of CVEsFIRST EPSS, as of 26 Sep 2026
What the reports say
5 reports, newest first · the exact sentence from each-
Chinese APT Exploited BeyondTrust Vulnerability as Zero-Day“The threat actor was previously seen exploiting zero-days in Citrix NetScaler (CVE-2023-4966, aka CitrixBleed), Ivanti Connect Secure (CVE-2023-46805, CVE-2024-21887, and CVE-2025-0282), and Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (CVE-2026-22769).”
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China-Linked Hackers Exploited BeyondTrust Zero-Day to Take Over Remote Support Servers“Armory Castle has a history of exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities in Citrix NetScaler (CVE-2023-4966) and Ivanti Connect Secure (CVE-2023-46805, CVE-2024-21887, and CVE-2025-0282) appliances to break a wide range of sectors, including legal services, SaaS providers, business-pro…”
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CitrixBleed 2 (CVE-2025-5777) 7Steps to Dragonforce Ransomware“CVE-2025-5777, nicknamed "CitrixBleed 2" in the spirit of the original 2023 CitrixBleed (CVE-2023-4966) is a memory-overread in NetScaler ADC and Gateway when configured as a Gateway or AAA virtual server.”
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GreyNoise Detects Active Exploitation of CVEs Mentioned in Black Basta’s Leaked Chat Logs“CVE-2023-4966 – Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway Buffer Overflow Vulnerability”
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U.S. and UK Warn of Russian Cyber Threats: 9 of 12 GreyNoise-Tracked Vulnerabilities in the Advisory Are Being Probed Right Now“CVE-2023-4966 — Citrix NetScaler ADC Buffer Overflow”
Indicators reported together
named in the same reportsAlso named with it: CVE-2023-20198, CVE-2024-21887, CVE-2023-46805, CVE-2025-0282, CVE-2023-42793, CVE-2023-29357, CVE-2026-102764, CVE-2025-5777, CVE-2026-22769, CVE-2017-11882, CVE-2023-38831, CVE-2023-36884, CVE-2017-5753, CVE-2020-1472, CVE-2022-27925, CVE-2021-26855, CVE-2024-21762, CVE-2022-41082, CVE-2023-23397, CVE-2024-3400
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