Description
An attacker can trigger an assertion failure by requesting crafted DNS records, waiting for them to be inserted into the records cache, then send a query with qtype set to ANY.
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
0.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-617
Status
published
Products (2)
powerdns/recursor
5.3.0
powerdns/recursor
5.3.1
Published
Dec 09, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026