# GHSA-9PPR-WFW9-XVR2: Netfoil doesn't decrement TTL

- Severity: medium (stated by ghsa, no CVSS score)
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.6.1
- Published: 2026-11-03 · Updated: 2026-11-03

GHSA-9PPR-WFW9-XVR2 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated medium by ghsa and affects github.com/tinfoil-factory/netfoil; fixed in 0.6.1.

## Summary

Netfoil, a DNS-related software package, does not decrement the time-to-live (TTL) value on cached records, so outdated DNS records may continue to be served to clients after they should have expired.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- github.com/tinfoil-factory/netfoil (Go): from 0.3.0, fixed in 0.6.1

## Description

### Summary TTL was not decremented, so stale records would continue to be served.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on github.com/tinfoil-factory/netfoil, upgrade to a fixed version (0.6.1) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is GHSA-9PPR-WFW9-XVR2 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/GHSA-9PPR-WFW9-XVR2

### Which versions are affected by GHSA-9PPR-WFW9-XVR2?

github.com/tinfoil-factory/netfoil (Go): from 0.3.0 before 0.6.1.

Source: https://cve.now/GHSA-9PPR-WFW9-XVR2

### How do I fix GHSA-9PPR-WFW9-XVR2?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 0.6.1.

Source: https://cve.now/GHSA-9PPR-WFW9-XVR2

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## References

- https://github.com/tinfoil-factory/netfoil/security/advisories/GHSA-9ppr-wfw9-xvr2
- https://github.com/tinfoil-factory/netfoil/pull/44
- https://github.com/tinfoil-factory/netfoil/commit/ea42977900c864b7b1c42f26c5870c86008118a0
- https://github.com/tinfoil-factory/netfoil
- https://github.com/tinfoil-factory/netfoil/releases/tag/v0.6.1

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