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e.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-40012","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://docs.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2026-08.html#cve-2026-40012-information-about-ecs-zero-scoped-answers-might-leak-to-clients-that-use-a-specific-ecs","tags":["report"]},{"url":"","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-59023","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-59024","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-59029","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-59030","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0398","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-24027","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33256","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33257","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33258","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33259","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33260","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33261","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33262","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33600","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33601","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33612","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40012","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42005","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42387","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42388","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42389","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42390","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-52682","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-52684","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-52686","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-52688","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-52690","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-73205","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-73206","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-85555","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-85556","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-85557","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-85558","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-85559","tags":["web"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-40012","title":"Information 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