CVE-2026-33598

A cached crafted response can cause an out-of-bounds read if custom Lua code calls getDomainListByAddress() or getAddressListByDomain() on a packet cache.

CVSS v3 4.8 MEDIUM

4.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 2.5

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.dnsdist.org/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-for-dnsdist-2026-04.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 : 2026-04-22 14:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:37

NVD link : CVE-2026-33598

Mitre link : CVE-2026-33598

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-33598

JSON object : View

Products Affected

powerdns

dnsdist

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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