๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-33600

MEDIUM 4.4

Null pointer dereference in RPZ transfer

CVSS Score
4.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

An RPZ sent by a malicious authoritative server can result in a null pointer dereference, caused by a missing consistency check and leading to 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:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
High
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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