CVE-2026-0396

An attacker might be able to inject HTML content into the internal web dashboard by sending crafted DNS queries to a DNSdist instance where domain-based dynamic rules have been enabled via either DynBlockRulesGroup:setSuffixMatchRule or DynBlockRulesGroup:setSuffixMatchRuleFFI.

CVSS v3 3.1 LOW

3.1^/10

CVSS v3 : LOW

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.dnsdist.org/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-for-dnsdist-2026-02.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:dnsdist::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:dnsdist::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-03-31 12:16

Updated : 2026-07-25 10:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-0396

Mitre link : CVE-2026-0396

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-0396

JSON object : View

Products Affected

powerdns

dnsdist

CWE

CWE-80

Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)

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