dproxy-nexgen (aka dproxy nexgen) re-uses the DNS transaction id (TXID) value from client…
Priority LOW 35CWE-444Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
dproxy-nexgen (aka dproxy nexgen) re-uses the DNS transaction id (TXID) value from client queries, which allows attackers (able to send queries to the resolver) to conduct DNS cache-poisoning attacks because the TXID value is known to the attacker.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0123 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:dproxy-nexgen_project:dproxy-nexgen:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Dproxy-nexgen Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:dproxy-nexgen_project:dproxy-nexgen:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Dproxy-nexgen Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-33988
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xjcj-rmfc-7q3p
References
More Dproxy-nexgen Project Dproxy-nexgen vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-14982 Misinterpretation of special domain name characters in dproxy-nexgen (aka dproxy nexgen)… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-14983 dproxy-nexgen (aka dproxy nexgen) forwards and caches DNS queries with the CD (aka… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2022-14981 dproxy-nexgen (aka dproxy nexgen) uses a static UDP source port (selected randomly only… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2022-33988 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-33988 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xjcj-rmfc-7q3p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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