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Medium 5.9Published Apr 22, 2026
CVE-2026-33261A zone transition from NSEC to NSEC3 might trigger an internal inconsistency and cause a denial of service.
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A zone transition from NSEC to NSEC3 might trigger an internal inconsistency and cause a denial of service.
- CVSS
- 5.9 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-353
- 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
- Jun 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
powerdns recursor powerdns:recursor | from 5.2.0 before 5.2.9; from 5.3.0 before 5.3.6; 5.4.0 | NVD |
References
- https://docs.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-powerdns-2026-03.htmlbroken-link, vendor-advisory
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