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CISA orders feds to patch Citrix NetScaler RCE flaw by Saturday
CISA has ordered U.S. government agencies to patch their Citrix NetScaler appliances against an actively exploited remote code execution vulnerability by Saturday.
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Why it matters: This matters because NetScaler appliances sit on remote-access and traffic-control paths where weak patch discipline gets expensive fast. Even before confirmed exploitation, auth bypass risk on gateway infrastructure deserves faster handling than ordinary appliance maintenance.
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Original source: BleepingComputer
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