CVE-2024-5491
Denial of Service
Denial of Service in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway in NetScaler
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Denial of Service
Denial of Service in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway in NetScaler
- Record
CVE-2024-5491- CVSS 4.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-46701
Denial of Service in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway in NetScaler
- Record
EUVD-2024-46701- CVSS 4.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p959-c7xj-w3cr
Denial of Service in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway in NetScaler
Denial of Service in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway in NetScaler
- Record
GHSA-p959-c7xj-w3cr- CVSS 4.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Denial of Service in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway in NetScaler
- Record
CVE-2024-5491- CVSS 4.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-5491 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Citrix Netscaler Adc, published July 10, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.76%, the 55th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
support.citrix.com/article/CTX677944/netscaler-adc-and-netscaler-gateway-security-bulletin-for-cve20245491-and-cve20245492
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5491
github.com/advisories/GHSA-p959-c7xj-w3cr