CVE-2026-42389

medium

Description

This fix provides extra hardening for the 5.4.x branch by doing extra validation of incoming answers from authoritative servers.

References

https://docs.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-powerdns-2026-08.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-06-25

Updated: 2026-06-25

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.3

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

Severity: Medium