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Exploitation of Citrix NetScaler Zero-Day Hits Appliances Patched Days Earlier

·Source: SecurityWeek

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Executive Summary

Citrix has confirmed that a new zero-day vulnerability, CVE-2026-88779, emerged just days after two other exploited flaws were patched. The post Exploitation of Citrix NetScaler Zero-Day Hits Appliances Patched Days Earlier appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Analysis

Citrix has confirmed that a new zero-day vulnerability, CVE-2026-88779, emerged just days after two other exploited flaws were patched. The post Exploitation of Citrix NetScaler Zero-Day Hits Appliances Patched Days Earlier appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Indicators of Compromise (1)

CVE (1)
CVE-2026-88779
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Source Attribution

Originally published by SecurityWeek on Oct 5, 2026.

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