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CVE-2026-123571VulnerabilityPublished

Hickory DNS from 0.26.0 before 0.26.2 contains an integer underflow vulnerability in TSIG RDATA decoding that allows

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-123571· High 8.7

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High : upgrade to 0.26.2 soon.

Data as of 8 Nov 2026, 06:32 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.7High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 4.08.7
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 3.17.5
Patch
Available – fixed in 0.26.2
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Nov 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 7 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade hickory-dns to 0.26.2.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
hickory-dnshickory-dnsAffected
  • >=0.26.0 <0.26.2
Fixed in
  • 0.26.2
crates.iohickory-dnspkg:cargo/hickory-dnsOther threatsAffected
  • >=0.26.0 <0.26.2
Fixed in
  • 0.26.2

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AI-suggested

A fixed version 0.26.2 or later should be used to remediate this vulnerability. Since the affected versions are prior to 0.26.2, upgrading to 0.26.2 or newer is recommended. No vendor advisory or patch links are provided in the data, so users should verify availability of the fix from official Hickory DNS sources. There is no indication that this is a cloud service; thus, manual patching or upgrading is required.

Description

Hickory DNS versions from 0.26.0 up to but not including 0.26.2 contain an integer underflow vulnerability in the TSIG RDATA decoding process. This flaw allows remote attackers to send specially crafted TSIG records in DNS wire format that trigger an unchecked subtraction underflow, causing the software to panic and crash when overflow checks are enabled. The resulting denial of service impacts availability but does not affect confidentiality or integrity.

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