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CVE-2026-42255: Technitium DnsServer · Incorrect Provision of Specified Functionality

Affects Technitium DnsServerSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.2 High : upgrade to 15.0.0 soon.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.2High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 10% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 15.0.0, 15.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 26 Apr 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade DnsServer to 15.0.0; technitiumsoftware/DnsServer to 15.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
TechnitiumDnsServerAffected
  • <15.0.0
Fixed in
  • 15.0.0
GitHubtechnitiumsoftware/DnsServerpkg:github/technitiumsoftware/DnsServerOther threatsAffected
  • <15.0
Fixed in
  • 15.0

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AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, consider monitoring DNS traffic for unusual amplification patterns and applying network-level rate limiting or filtering to mitigate potential abuse.

Description

Technitium DNS Server before 15.0 allows DNS traffic amplification via cyclic name server delegation.

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