The NSEPA.NsepaCtrl.1 ActiveX control in nsepa.ocx in Citrix Access Gateway Enterprise…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The NSEPA.NsepaCtrl.1 ActiveX control in nsepa.ocx in Citrix Access Gateway Enterprise Edition 8.1 before 8.1-67.7, 9.0 before 9.0-70.5, and 9.1 before 9.1-96.4 attempts to validate signed DLLs by checking the certificate subject, not the signature, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via HTTP header data referencing a DLL that was signed with a crafted certificate.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-2883
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h237-vcw4-4cvv
References
More Citrix Access Gateway vulnerabilities
- TI-2011-02535 Stack-based buffer overflow in the NSEPA.NsepaCtrl.1 ActiveX control in nsepa.ocx in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2010-04292 The web authentication form in the NT4 authentication component in Citrix Access Gateway… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2008-02420 Unspecified vulnerability in Citrix Access Gateway Standard Edition 4.5.7 and earlier and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-03886 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in (1) Net6Helper.DLL (aka Net6Launcher Class) 4.5.2… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2007-03889 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the web-based administration console… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.6
- TI-2007-03888 Unspecified vulnerability in the client components in Citrix Access Gateway Standard… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2011-2883 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-2883 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h237-vcw4-4cvv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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