CVE-2026-42005 | BDVDB-2026-343097 Detail

PowerDNSAuthoritative

Description#

An attacker can send a web request that causes unlimited memory allocation in the internal web server, leading to a denial of service. The internal web server is disabled by default.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact none, availability impact low. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References#

https://docs.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-powerdns-2026-07.html

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12026-06-25Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-06-25
Last modified: 2026-06-25

Vendor information

Vendor: PowerDNS
Product: Authoritative

All PowerDNS vulnerabilities

Score

4.3 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 50.3.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Denial of Service

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 4.9.0 and < 4.9.16
Fixed
4.9.16
Vulnerable
>= 5.0.0 and < 5.0.6
Fixed
5.0.6
Vulnerable
>= 5.1.0 and < 5.1.2
Fixed
5.1.2

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

4.3 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity	None
Availability	Low

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).