CVE-2026-40012 (GCVE-0-2026-40012)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-25 12:58 – Updated: 2026-06-25 14:41
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Information about ECS zero scoped answers might leak to clients that use a specific ECS
Summary
ECS zero scoped answers are stored in the packet cache while they should not. This impacts only configurations that have ECS enabled;
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-06-25 14:40 UTC
CWE
- Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere
- CWE-524 - Use of Cache Containing Sensitive Information
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
Date Public
2026-06-24 22:00
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