CVE-2026-32936

HIGH

CoreDNS DoH GET path missing size validation causes CPU and memory amplification

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

CoreDNS is a DNS server that chains plugins. In versions prior to 1.14.3, the DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) GET path accepts oversized dns= query parameter values and performs URL query parsing, base64 decoding, and DNS message unpacking before rejecting the request. Unlike the POST path, which applies a bounded read via http.MaxBytesReader limited to 65536 bytes, the GET path has no equivalent size validation before expensive processing. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can repeatedly send oversized DoH GET requests to force high CPU usage, large transient memory allocations, and elevated garbage-collection pressure, leading to denial of service. This issue has been fixed in version 1.14.3.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0067
EPSS Percentile 47.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-400
Status published
Products (3)
coredns/coredns 0 - 1.14.3Go
coredns/coredns < 1.14.3
coredns.io/coredns < 1.14.3
Published May 05, 2026
Tracked Since May 06, 2026