Misinterpretation of special domain name characters in dproxy-nexgen (aka dproxy nexgen) leads to cache poisoning because domain names and their associated IP addresses are cached in their misinterpreted form.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-33990 is rated High Exploit Risk (62.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.29%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-08-17 | 0.43% | 0.29% | -0.15% |
| 2 | 2025-08-16 | 0.05% | 0.43% | +0.38% |
| 3 | 2023-03-07 | — | 0.05% | — |
Full EPSS history (5 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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3.9 | 3.6 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| dproxy-nexgen_project | dproxy-nexgen | — | cpe:2.3:a:dproxy-nexgen_project:dproxy-nexgen:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://sourceforge.net/projects/dproxy/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/14/3 | Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.usenix.org/conference/usenixsecurity21/presentation/jeitner | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.usenix.org/conference/usenixsecurity22/presentation/jeitner | Third Party Advisory |