CVE-2026-19538 (GCVE-0-2026-19538)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-26 08:47 – Updated: 2026-08-26 14:00
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Bypass of BLOCKED ACL items on proxy protocol port over TCP or TLS
Summary
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.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-26 13:51 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/downloads/nsd/CVE-2026-1… | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLnet Labs | NSD |
Affected:
4.8.0 , < 4.15.1
(semver)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2026-08-26 12:00
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Nomenclature
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