CVE-2026-27854An attacker might be able to trigger a use-after-free by sending crafted DNS queries to a DNSdist using the DNSQuestion:getEDNSOptions method in custom Lua code.
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An attacker might be able to trigger a use-after-free by sending crafted DNS queries to a DNSdist using the DNSQuestion:getEDNSOptions method in custom Lua code. In some cases DNSQuestion:getEDNSOptions might refer to a version of the DNS packet that has been modified, thus triggering a use-after-free and potentially a crash resulting in denial of service.
- CVSS
- 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-416
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jul 25, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
powerdns dnsdist powerdns:dnsdist | from 1.9.0 before 1.9.12; from 2.0.0 before 2.0.3 | NVD |
References
- https://www.dnsdist.org/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-for-dnsdist-2026-02.htmlvendor-advisory
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