HexStrike-AI, an open-source AI-powered red-teaming framework developed by researcher Muhammad Osama, has quickly been co-opted by cybercriminals to exploit newly disclosed Citrix NetScaler vulnerabilities, including CVE-2025-7775, CVE-2025-7776, and CVE-2025-8424. Originally built to help cybersecurity defenders, penetration testers, and bug bounty hunters by integrating over 150 security tools and dozens of AI agents for reconnaissance, exploit development, and attack chaining, the tool has become a turning point in offensive cyber operations. Check Point Research and ShadowServer data highlight its rapid adoption, with attackers claiming on underground forums that they were using HexStrike-AI to scan for vulnerable instances, generate exploit code, achieve remote code execution (RCE), drop webshells, and even sell compromised NetScaler appliances (all within hours of disclosure). While direct attribution to the framework in live attacks remains unconfirmed, early signals and exploitation patterns indicate its likely role in accelerating attacks. Experts warn that HexStrike-AI collapses the barrier to entry for complex exploits, reducing exploitation timelines from weeks to mere minutes and shrinking defenders’ already narrow patching window. The misuse of this legitimate security tool mirrors broader concerns about the weaponization of AI-powered platforms like Velociraptor and PentestGPT, underscoring the risks of prompt injection and AI-driven orchestration in adversarial environments. With CVE-2025-7775 already actively exploited, Check Point urges defenders to prioritize rapid patching, adopt AI-driven detection and anomaly response, monitor dark web chatter for early warnings, and build resilience through segmentation, least privilege, and automated patching; warning that the convergence of agentic AI and offensive tooling is no longer theoretical but an operational reality.