Privilege escalation in Citrix Netscaler Agent

CVE-2024-12284

Authenticated privilege escalation in NetScaler Console and NetScaler Agent allows.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.133 (96.3th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-12284: held from 0.133 to 0.133.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.133 · newest: 0.133 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-12284?
CVE-2024-12284 is a high-severity vulnerability in Citrix Netscaler Agent, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-02-20.
How severe is CVE-2024-12284?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-12284 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.