Fortville NIC firmware upgrade on NetScaler SDX appliances

Last published : Oct 01, 2026
Upgrade the firmware on NetScaler SDX appliances containing Fortville NICs to remediate <https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX263807>.

Supported platforms

Important: Before upgrading the single bundle image (SBI), first upgrade the VPX instance to one of the following releases:
  • Release 11.1 build 65.x and later
  • Release 12.1 build 57.x and later
  • Release 13.0 build 58.x and later
The firmware and NIC driver are automatically upgraded to version 7.0 when the SDX SBI is upgraded to the following minimum versions. The time taken to complete the upgrade varies by platform. For example, on an SDX 14000 platform with 6 Fortville NICs, the total time to upgrade is around 30 min.
Software Version SBI Version
11.1 build 65.x 11.1 build 65.x
12.1 build 57.x 12.1 build 57.x
13.0 build 58.x 13.0 build 58.x
The following SDX appliances and corresponding zero-capacity appliances contain Fortville NICs:
  • SDX 8900
  • SDX 14000-40S
  • SDX 14000-40G
  • SDX 15000
  • SDX 15000-50G
  • SDX 25000-40G
  • SDX 26000
  • SDX 26000-50S

Support for updated NIC driver and firmware on NetScaler SDX with 10G/25G/40G NICs

When you upgrade to Single Bundle Image (SBI) version 14.1-8.x and later or 13.1-50.x and later, the 10G/25G/40G NIC driver and firmware are automatically upgraded to version 8.70 on the following platforms. NIC firmware version 8.70 remediates CVE-2020-8690, CVE-2020-8691, CVE-2020-8692, and CVE-2020-8693.
  • SDX 8900
  • SDX 14000-40G
  • SDX 15000
  • SDX 15000-50G
  • SDX 25000-40G
  • SDX 16000
  • SDX 9100
  • SDX 26000
  • SDX 26000-50S