๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-123571

HIGH 7.5

Hickory DNS from 0.26.0 before 0.26.2 Panic via TSIG RDATA Decoding

CVSS Score
7.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

Hickory DNS from 0.26.0 before 0.26.2 contains an integer underflow vulnerability in TSIG RDATA decoding that allows remote attackers to trigger a panic via malformed records. Attackers can send a crafted TSIG record in DNS wire format to cause unchecked subtraction underflow, crashing builds with overflow checks enabled and causing denial of service.

CWE CWE-191
Vendor hickory-dns
Product hickory-dns
Published Nov 8, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Affected Versions

hickory-dns / hickory-dns
0.26.0 < 0.26.2

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/hickory-dns/hickory-dns/security/advisories/GHSA-x962-5xwx-fr8x vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hickory-dns-from-0.26.0-before-0.26.2-panic-via-tsig-rdata-decoding

Credits

๐Ÿ” JasonPap