๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-33261

MEDIUM 5.9

Null pointer accces in aggressive NSEC(3) cache

CVSS Score
5.9
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

A zone transition from NSEC to NSEC3 might trigger an internal inconsistency and cause a denial of service.

Vendor powerdns
Product recursor
Published Apr 22, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Affected Versions

PowerDNS / Recursor
5.4.0 < 5.4.1 5.3.0 < 5.3.6 5.2.0 < 5.2.9

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
docs.powerdns.com: https://docs.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-powerdns-2026-03.html

Credits

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