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CVE-2026-101338VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Nsd: When a SVCB or HTTPS RR has filled the wire format RDATA up to the brim, another ECH parameter may overwrite the

Affects nsdSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-101338· High 8.7

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High.

Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 22:30 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.7High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 14 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 26.10nsdpkg:deb/ubuntu/nsd?arch=source&distro=stonkingOther threatsAffected
  • 4.14.0-1 – 4.15.0-1build1
5 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTSnsdpkg:deb/ubuntu/nsd?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/resoluteOther threatsAffected
  • 4.12.0-1 – 4.14.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
4 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTSnsdpkg:deb/ubuntu/nsd?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/nobleOther threatsAffected
  • 4.7.0-1 – 4.8.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
5 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTSnsdpkg:deb/ubuntu/nsd?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/jammyOther threatsAffected
  • 4.3.5-1 – 4.3.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
6 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTSnsdpkg:deb/ubuntu/nsd?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focalOther threatsAffected
  • =4.1.26-1
  • =4.1.26-1build1
  • =4.1.26-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTSnsdpkg:deb/ubuntu/nsd?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionicOther threatsAffected
  • 4.1.16-1build1 – 4.1.17-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
4 affected builds
Fixed in–

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Description

When a SVCB or HTTPS RR has filled the wire format RDATA up to the brim, another ECH parameter may overwrite the stack, and once beyond the limit, the base64 decoder can write attacker controlled data of unlimited size. Zone files which are written out by NSD itself, such as for zones for which the NSD instance is secondary, will not be formatted like this. The zone file must be fed to NSD directly, (but it could come, for example, from an operator controlled provisioning system).

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