Misinterpretation of special domain name characters in dproxy-nexgen (aka dproxy nexgen)…
Priority LOW 35Published · 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
Misinterpretation of special domain name characters in dproxy-nexgen (aka dproxy nexgen) leads to cache poisoning because domain names and their associated IP addresses are cached in their misinterpreted form.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01237 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-2022-33990
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c375-69pm-xxh6
References
More Dproxy-nexgen Project Dproxy-nexgen vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-14980 dproxy-nexgen (aka dproxy nexgen) re-uses the DNS transaction id (TXID) value from client… 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-2022-33990 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-33990 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c375-69pm-xxh6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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