Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2023-2829

A instance configured to run as a DNSSEC-validating recursive resolver with the Aggressive Use of DNSSEC-Validated Cache (RFC 8198) option ( ) enabled can be remotely…

Published Jun 21, 2023 · catalog updated Oct 24, 2026 · the affected product

Last checked Oct 25, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-2829. EPSS is 0.88%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No plain product name is stored. The page cannot tell you which product to check.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High7.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.88%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe isc/bind · cpe netapp/active iq unified manager · cpe netapp/h300s firmware · cpe netapp/h410c firmware · cpe netapp/h410s firmware · cpe netapp/h500s firmware

A instance configured to run as a DNSSEC-validating recursive resolver with the Aggressive Use of DNSSEC-Validated Cache (RFC 8198) option ( ) enabled can be remotely terminated using a zone with a malformed NSEC record. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.16.8-S1 through 9.16.41-S1 and 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.15-S1.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe isc/bind>= 9.16.8, <= 9.16.41
  • cpe isc/bind>= 9.18.11, <= 9.18.15
  • cpe netapp/active iq unified managerversion unspecified
  • cpe netapp/h300s firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe netapp/h410c firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe netapp/h410s firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe netapp/h500s firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe netapp/h700s firmwareversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2023-2829

  • Upgrade

    CVE-2023-2829 lists a fix boundary at 9.16.41. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Affected <= 9.16.41

  • Advisory

    Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-2829. EPSS is 0.88%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with >= 9.16.8, <= 9.16.41, >= 9.18.11, <= 9.18.15. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.88%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 21, 2023 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A instance configured to run as a DNSSEC-validating recursive resolver with the Aggressive Use of DNSSEC-Validated Cache (RFC 8198) option ( ) enabled can be remotely terminated using a zone with a malformed NSEC record. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.16.8-S1 through 9.16.41-S1 and 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.15-S1.

  2. Oct 24, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A instance configured to run as a DNSSEC-validating recursive resolver with the Aggressive Use of DNSSEC-Validated Cache (RFC 8198) option ( ) enabled can be remotely terminated using a zone with a malformed NSEC record. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.16.8-S1 through 9.16.41-S1 and 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.15-S1.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-2829

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2023-2829

    A instance configured to run as a DNSSEC-validating recursive resolver with the Aggressive Use of DNSSEC-Validated Cache (RFC 8198) option ( ) enabled can be remotely terminated using a zone with a malformed NSEC record. This issue affects BIND 9 version

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 25, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • NIST NVDOct 25, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 24, 2026