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CVE-2017-6316 Citrix CVE debrief

CVE-2017-6316 is a Citrix multiple-products remote code execution vulnerability that CISA added to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Because it is listed as known exploited, organizations using the affected Citrix products should treat remediation as urgent and follow vendor update instructions.

Vendor
Citrix
Product
NetScaler SD-WAN Enterprise, CloudBridge Virtual WAN, and XenMobile Server
CVSS
Unknown
CISA KEV
Listed
Original CVE published
2022-03-25
Original CVE updated
2022-03-25
Advisory published
2022-03-25
Advisory updated
2022-03-25

Who should care

Administrators and security teams responsible for Citrix NetScaler SD-WAN Enterprise, CloudBridge Virtual WAN, or XenMobile Server deployments, especially where systems are internet-facing or exposed to untrusted networks.

Technical summary

The supplied source corpus identifies CVE-2017-6316 as a Citrix multiple-products remote code execution vulnerability and records it in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The corpus does not include affected version ranges, technical root-cause details, or patch-level guidance beyond CISA's required action to apply updates per vendor instructions.

Defensive priority

High

Recommended defensive actions

  • Review the official CVE and NVD records linked in the source set for the latest authoritative status.
  • Apply updates per vendor instructions as soon as possible.
  • Prioritize remediation for internet-facing or externally reachable Citrix deployments.
  • Confirm that affected systems are patched and that change records reflect successful remediation.
  • If patching is delayed, restrict access and increase monitoring until updates are applied.

Evidence notes

This debrief is based on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities source item supplied in the corpus. The entry names the vulnerability, lists Citrix as the vendor project, provides the required action 'Apply updates per vendor instructions,' and includes a note pointing to the NVD record. No CVSS score or affected-version data was included in the supplied source corpus.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2017-6316 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6316

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2017-6316 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6316

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

  • CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

    Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Official CISA catalog of vulnerabilities known to be exploited in the wild.

Supplemental references

  • Source item URL

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json

    cisa_kev

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.