๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-123573

HIGH 7.5

hickory-dns from 0.20.1 before 0.26.2 Panic in SVCB/HTTPS Zone File Parser

CVSS Score
7.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

hickory-dns from 0.20.1 before 0.26.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the hickory-proto SVCB and HTTPS record presentation format parser. Attackers can supply untrusted zone files where only a single or double quote replaces a service parameter value, triggering a panic that crashes the parsing process.

CWE CWE-20
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
0.20.1 < 0.26.2

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/hickory-dns/hickory-dns/security/advisories/GHSA-wgfr-mphw-j5g4 vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hickory-dns-from-0.20.1-before-0.26.2-panic-in-svcb-https-zone-file-parser

Credits

๐Ÿ” kirk-baird