CVE-2023-3467: Privilege Escalation to root administrator (nsroot)
- Is it exploited?
Reported, not confirmed by CISA. VulnCheck KEV lists it as exploited in the wild. CISA has not added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of .
VulnCheck KEV lists it since . It cites 3 public reports, the first from .
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 1.3%
EPSS score, percentile 70.5 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.
- How severe?
- 8.0 High
CVSS v3.1 base score, given by the CNA
- What should I do?
CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
- Which versions are affected?
Affected
- from 13.1 to before 49.13
- from 13.0 to before 91.13
- from 13.1-FIPS to before 37.159
- from 12.1-FIPS to before 55.297
- from 12.1-NDcPP to before 55.297
- from 13.1 to before 49.13
and 1 more in the table below
Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; VulnCheck KEV, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of ; CVE List, as of . About the data.
Description
Privilege Escalation to root administrator (nsroot)
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
What to do
Advisories and patches
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
This summary is based on the CVE record as of . Check the vendor's advisory before you act: affected versions and fixes can change.
Affected products and versions
Versions by product, as listed in the CVE record (2 products)
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | from 13.1 to before 49.13 |
| Affected | from 13.0 to before 91.13 |
| Affected | from 13.1-FIPS to before 37.159 |
| Affected | from 12.1-FIPS to before 55.297 |
| Affected | from 12.1-NDcPP to before 55.297 |
Versions not listed are: unaffected.
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | from 13.1 to before 49.13 |
| Affected | from 13.0 to before 91.13 |
Versions not listed are: unaffected.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
Weakness
CWE-269
- CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| CVE record published | |
| CVE record last updated |
References
1
Known exploited Citrix vulnerabilities
- CVE-2026-88779: Citrix NetScaler Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-88771: Citrix NetScaler Improper Input Validation Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-88772: Citrix NetScaler Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-19490: Citrix NetScaler Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-8452: Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer Vulnerability