CVE-2026-19538High· 7.5▾ TwilightThe BLOCKED access control list items that are evaluated to deny access on the the proxy protocol port can be bypassed completely when connecting over TCP or TLS and sending the query twice on connection that is kept open.
▾ Twilight zone — High severity, or a signal on a lesser flaw
impact 41.3 · likelihood 0.1 · exploitation 0
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Disclosed via NVD
Last analysed / modified upstream
0.4%
The BLOCKED access control list items that are evaluated to deny access on the the proxy protocol port can be bypassed completely when connecting over TCP or TLS and sending the query twice on connection that is kept open.
nsd >= 4.8.0, < 4.15.1Upgrade past the affected range:
nsd 4.15.1Connected by shared product, vendor, weakness, or advisory.
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