CVE-2025-59024

Crafted delegations or IP fragments can poison cached delegations in Recursor.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 4.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://docs.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2025-06.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-02-09 15:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 09:45

NVD link : CVE-2025-59024

Mitre link : CVE-2025-59024

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-59024

JSON object : View

Products Affected

powerdns

recursor

CWE

CWE-345

Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

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