# CVE-2023-3467: Privilege escalation in NetScaler ADC

> Attackers can escalate privileges to root administrator on Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway devices.

- **Severity:** High 8.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 24 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rq56-q73v-5g57

## What is CVE-2023-3467?

CVE-2023-3467 is a high-severity vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler ADC , published on 19 Jul 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Privilege Escalation to root administrator (nsroot)

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3467?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Citrix NetScaler ADC, Citrix Netscaler Gateway.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-3467?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3467 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-3467 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3467 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Citrix NetScaler ADC 

- [CVE-2023-3519](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3519/): Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway Code Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-88771](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-88771/): Citrix NetScaler Improper Input Validation (critical 9.5, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-88772](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-88772/): Citrix NetScaler Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer (critical 9.5, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-4966](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4966/): Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway Buffer Overflow (critical 9.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-19490](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-19490/): Citrix NetScaler Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel (critical 9.3, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-3467 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-3467 is a high-severity vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler ADC , published on 19 Jul 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3467 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Citrix NetScaler ADC . No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3467/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3467/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3467
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3467
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3467

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3467/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.