FKIE_CVE-2025-40776

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-07-16 14:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 09:22
Severity
8.6 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Summary
A `named` caching resolver that is configured to send ECS (EDNS Client Subnet) options may be vulnerable to a cache-poisoning attack. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.11.3-S1 through 9.16.50-S1, 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.37-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.10-S1.
References
security-officer@isc.orghttps://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2025-40776
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T09:22:07.257",
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          "timestamp": "2025-07-22T14:54:56.292632Z",
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