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High 7.5Published Apr 22, 2026
CVE-2026-33610A rogue primary server may cause file descriptor exhaustion and eventually a denial of service, when a PowerDNS secondary server forwards a DNS update request to it.
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A rogue primary server may cause file descriptor exhaustion and eventually a denial of service, when a PowerDNS secondary server forwards a DNS update request to it.
- 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-400
- 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 authoritative powerdns:authoritative | from 4.9.0 before 4.9.14; from 5.0.0 before 5.0.4 | NVD |
References
- https://docs.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-powerdns-2026-05.htmlbroken-link, vendor-advisory
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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