hickory-proto and hickory-resolver 0.26.0 before 0.26.2, hickory-server 0.25.0-alpha.1 before 0.26.2, and
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.9 Medium : upgrade to 0.26.2 when convenient.
Data as of 8 Nov 2026, 06:21 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 4.0 | 6.9 |
|---|---|---|
| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 3.1 | 6.5 |
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 0.26.2
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| hickory-dnshickory-dns | Affected
| Fixed in– |
| hickory-dnshickory-dns | Affected
| Fixed in
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| hickory-dnshickory-dns | Affected
| Fixed in
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crates.iohickory-dnspkg:cargo/hickory-dnsOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Users should upgrade affected Hickory components to version 0.26.2 or later, where this issue is fixed. No other mitigation or temporary workaround is indicated. Since this is a client and server library vulnerability, patching the affected software versions is the recommended remediation.
Description
Multiple Hickory components prior to version 0.26.2 fail to properly canonicalize IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses when enforcing deny_answers, deny_server, or AccessControlSet rules. This flaw allows attackers to bypass answer filtering, cause queries to denied nameservers, or access Hickory server deployments on dual-stack IPv6 sockets from clients that should be denied.