CVE-2026-33258

high

Description

By publishing and querying a crafted zone an attacker can cause allocation of large entries in the negative and aggressive NSEC(3) caches.

References

https://docs.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-powerdns-2026-03.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-04-22

Updated: 2026-04-27

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00012