CVE-2025-5777
Act now ● On CISA KEV — actively exploited used in ransomware
Actively exploited — on the CISA KEV list.
CVSS base
7.5
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
100.0%
100.0th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed
Added 2025-07-10 · patch by 2025-07-11
Weakness / dates
CWE-457
Published 2025-06-17 · modified 2026-08-04
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
| Attack Vector | N | Network |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | N | None |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | N | None |
| Availability | N | None |
Timeline
- 2025-06-17 — Published (NVD)
- 2025-07-10 — Added to CISA KEV (actively exploited)
- 2025-07-11 — CISA patch-by deadline
- 2026-08-04 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
Insufficient input validation leading to memory overread when the NetScaler is configured as a Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) OR AAA virtual server
Affected
References
- https://support.citrix.com/support-home/kbsearch/article?articleNumber=CTX693420
- https://citrixbleed.com
- https://horizon3.ai/attack-research/attack-blogs/cve-2025-5777-citrixbleed-2-write-up-maybe/
- https://labs.watchtowr.com/how-much-more-must-we-bleed-citrix-netscaler-memory-disclosure-citrixbleed-2-cve-2025-5777/
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-tags-citrix-bleed-2-as-exploited-gives-agencies-a-day-to-patch/
- https://www.netscaler.com/blog/news/netscaler-critical-security-updates-for-cve-2025-6543-and-cve-2025-5777/
- https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/10/cisa_citrixbleed_kev/
- https://doublepulsar.com/citrixbleed-2-exploitation-started-mid-june-how-to-spot-it-f3106392aa71
- https://reliaquest.com/blog/threat-spotlight-citrix-bleed-2-vulnerability-in-netscaler-adc-gateway-devices/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-5777