CVE-2026-40719

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-04-15. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
7.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Deadwood in MaraDNS 3.5.0036 allows attackers to exhaust connection slots via a zone whose authoritative nameserver address cannot be resolved.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EG Risk
65(Attend)
EG Risk 65/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity75% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
31%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 15, 2026

Last Modified

April 17, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 11, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github.
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Deadwood (MaraDNS 3.5.0036) Applies Full Fixed-Interval Retry Period to Any Unresolvable Nameserver, Exhausting Upstream Connection Slots and Causing Resolver Unavailability · Advisory · samboy/MaraDNS · GitHub

https://github.com/samboy/MaraDNS/security/advisories/GHSA-cfc6-vhrv-62cj
generic

MaraDNS - a small open-source DNS server

https://maradns.samiam.org/changelog.html

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
maradns2.0.13-1.4, 2.0.13-1.4+deb11u1, 2.0.13-1.5, 2.0.13-1.6——

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 27× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-40719?
CVE-2026-40719 is a high vulnerability published on April 15, 2026. Deadwood in MaraDNS 3.5.0036 allows attackers to exhaust connection slots via a zone whose authoritative nameserver address cannot be resolved.
When was CVE-2026-40719 disclosed?
CVE-2026-40719 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 15, 2026, with the most recent update on April 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-40719 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-40719 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 69.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-40719?
CVE-2026-40719 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-40719?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-40719, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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