NetScaler Console - Authentication Bypass (CVE-2024-6235)

CVE-2024-6235 is a severe vulnerability in the NetScaler Console that leads to sensitive information disclosure. Attackers exploiting this flaw could gain unauthorized access to confidential data, potentially facilitating further attacks such as privilege escalation or lateral movement within affected environments.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 28th of November 2025.

CrowdSec network data shows that most actors exploiting CVE-2024-6235 rely on broad, untargeted scans with minimal filtering. The activity is largely automated and opportunistic in nature. Telemetry from the CrowdSec network also shows that exploitation activity for CVE-2024-6235 remains steady week-over-week. Attack volumes are consistent with long-term trends, indicating sustained interest from threat actors. CVE-2024-6235 continues to be an active part of the threat landscape and will likely remain this way for the forseeable future.

Attackers exploit this vulnerability by sending requests to /internal/v2/config/mps_secret/ADM_SESSIONID, often with crafted headers, to retrieve sensitive session information from NetScaler Console endpoints.