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CWE-406

Insufficient Control of Network Message Volume (Network Amplification)

The product does not sufficiently monitor or control transmitted network traffic volume, so that an actor can cause the product to transmit more traffic than should be allowed for that actor.

17
Assigned CVEs
356th
Commonality Rank
7.3
Avg CVSS
5.9%
In CISA KEV

Volume and Severity of Assigned CVEs Over Time

Volume of CVEs assigned to CWE-406 and their average CVSS base score over time.

Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Nov 27, 2020
5 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Jul 22, 2026
2 days ago

Top CVEs Assigned This CWE

Top CVEs that have been assigned this CWE. A single CVE can have multiple CWE assignments, though many have just one.

17 CVEs · Highest risk first

CVEPublishedCVSSRiskKEVExploit
CVE-2022-0028HIGH
A PAN-OS URL filtering policy misconfiguration could allow a network-based attacker to conduct reflected and amplified TCP denial-of-service (RDoS) attacks. The DoS attack would ap
Aug 10, 20228.668YESNO
CVE-2021-38425CRITICAL
eProsima Fast DDS versions prior to 2.4.0 (#2269) are susceptible to exploitation when an attacker sends a specially crafted packet to flood a target device with unwanted traffic,
May 5, 20229.131NONO
CVE-2021-38429CRITICAL
OCI OpenDDS versions prior to 3.18.1 are vulnerable when an attacker sends a specially crafted packet to flood target devices with unwanted traffic, which may result in a denial-of
May 5, 20229.130NONO
CVE-2021-38487CRITICAL
RTI Connext Professional versions 4.1 to 6.1.0, and Connext Micro versions 2.4 and later are vulnerable when an attacker sends a specially crafted packet to flood target devices wi
May 5, 20229.129NONO
CVE-2026-50045MEDIUM
In NLnet Labs Unbound 1.22.0 up to and including 1.25.1, a single client query for a deeply nested name under a DNSSEC-signed parent can cause Unbound to send more upstream packets
Jul 22, 20265.327NONO
CVE-2021-38135CRITICAL
Possible External Service Interaction attack in iManager has been discovered in OpenText™ iManager 3.2.6.0000.
Nov 22, 20249.827NONO
CVE-2021-43547HIGH
TwinOaks Computing CoreDX DDS versions prior to 5.9.1 are susceptible to exploitation when an attacker sends a specially crafted packet to flood target devices with unwanted traffi
May 5, 20228.226NONO
CVE-2021-4234HIGH
OpenVPN Access Server 2.10 and prior versions are susceptible to resending multiple packets in a response to a reset packet sent from the client which the client again does not res
Jul 6, 20227.525NONO
CVE-2026-45557MEDIUM
Technitium DNS Server aggressively tries to fetch missing RRSIG records or mismatched DNSKEY records. An attacker in control of a domain can cause a vulnerable system to generate e
May 19, 20265.824NONO
CVE-2024-25015HIGH
IBM MQ 9.2 LTS, 9.3 LTS, and 9.3 CD Internet Pass-Thru could allow a remote user to cause a denial of service by sending HTTP requests that would consume all available resources.
May 1, 20247.522NONO
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CVE Severity & Scoring

This CWEGlobal (All CVEs)
0.0-0.9
1.0-1.9
2.0-2.9
3.0-3.9
10%
4.0-4.9
18%
19%
5.0-5.9
16%
6.0-6.9
35%
26%
7.0-7.9
12%
11%
8.0-8.9
24%
14%
9.0-10.0
unknown
CVSS Score Range

Exploit Exposure

Exploit activity across CVEs assigned to this CWE, including CVEs that carry other CWE assignments.

CISA KEV
1 CVE
5.9% of CVEs· 99th percentile
Metasploit
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%

Social Chatter

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Media Mentions

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Top Affected Vendors

Top Affected Products