๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-33611

MEDIUM 6.5

Insufficient validation of HTTPS and SVCB records

CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

An operator allowed to use the REST API can cause the Authoritative server to produce invalid HTTPS or SVCB record data, which can in turn cause LMDB database corruption, if using the LMDB backend.

Vendor powerdns
Product authoritative
Published Apr 22, 2026
Last Updated Apr 22, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Affected Versions

PowerDNS / Authoritative
5.0.0 < 5.0.4 4.9.0 < 4.9.14

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
docs.powerdns.com: https://docs.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-powerdns-2026-05.html

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