---
id: "CVE-2026-120869"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-120869"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-120869"]
title: "Citrix NetScaler Console: unauthenticated attacker bypasses login to restricted resources"
severity: "critical"
cvss: 9.3
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: [{"name": "NetScaler Console", "fixed": ["14.1-74.34"], "affected": "< 14.1-74.34", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: []
tags: ["appliance", "auth-bypass", "citrix", "infrastructure", "netscaler-console", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2026-11-12T14:17:23+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-12T14:38:37+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-12T14:40:03+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120869", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-12T14:38:37+00:00"}, {"source": "analyst", "url": "https://support.citrix.com/external/article/697320", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-12T14:40:03+00:00", "cites": ["https://support.citrix.com/external/article/697320"]}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Citrix NetScaler Console: unauthenticated attacker bypasses login to restricted resources

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-120869 (this .md is for agents)

An attacker with no account can get past the authentication checks on Citrix NetScaler Console and reach restricted resources. The sources give a CVSS score of 9.3 but do not describe what the attacker can do after getting in.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:NetScaler Console affected < 14.1-74.34 fixed 14.1-74.34

## How to check

In NetScaler Console, check the software version (System > About / version banner). Exposed if it is 14.1 and earlier than 14.1-74.34. Also check who can reach the Console IP: Citrix lists 'access to Citrix NetScaler Console IP' as the only pre-condition. The bulletin lists no 13.1 fix, so for 13.1 builds, ask Citrix support.

## Fix

Upgrade NetScaler Console to 14.1-74.34 or later (Citrix bulletin CTX697320). No workaround is listed.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-12T14:38:37+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120869
- 2026-11-12T14:40:03+00:00 analyst https://support.citrix.com/external/article/697320 — Read Citrix bulletin CTX697320: 14.1 before 14.1-74.34 affected, fixed in 14.1-74.34+. Vendor CVSS v4 9.4 with adjacent-network vector (AV:A), NVD says network. No exploitation/PoC seen; X and posts not searched.

## Documents

- [advisory] Citrix NetScaler Console Security Bulletin for CVE-2026-120869 (CTX697320) https://support.citrix.com/external/article/697320

## From the sources

An unauthenticated attacker can bypass authentication controls to access restricted resources on the Citrix NetScaler Console appliance

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