CVE-2026-12245
Title: NSD Heap Use-After-Free in TLS Logging
Memory Corruption
Proof Of Concept
No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2026-12245.
CWE Category
CWE-416
Published Date
Jun 25, 2026
Modified Date
Jun 26, 2026
Exploit Status
Not Found
Score
8.7
CVSS v4.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.32%
Vulnerability Summary
CVE-2026-12245: NSD from version 4.13.0 has a heap use-after-free bug in logging errors on TLS connections, causing a crash of the server process, which can be triggered trivially by sending a DNS query over a DoT connection, and closing the connection without reading the response.
Impacted Vendors
Reference Links
CVSS v4.0
Source Entity
[email protected]
Severity
HIGH
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
N/A
RAW VECTOR
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity
[email protected]
Severity
HIGH
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)
Total: PatternsNo specific attack patterns mapped.
Likelihood
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CVE-2026-12245 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)
No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.
MODIFIED
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Vulnerability data updated via NVD.
MODIFIED
Vulnerability data updated via NVD.
MODIFIED
Vulnerability data updated via NVD.
Attack Vector Matrix
Access Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
CVSS Vector String
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Affected Stack
No specific products linked.