Answer in brief
CVE-2026-18916 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.9) vulnerability in Remote TCP DoS by throttling the TCP receive window. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps NLnet Labs/NSD (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 6.9. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps NLnet Labs/NSD (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| NLnet Labs/NSDgeneric | >=3.2.11 <4.15.1 | 4.15.1 |
Published upstream
Aug 26, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 8, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 26, 2026
Any remote client can crash a NSD serve child, by throttling the TCP receive window after a TCP query. By continuously crashing the serve childs, the remote client can denial all TCP service to this NSD instance.
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