VulnerabilityPublished 3 Nov 2026Updated 4 Nov 2026

CVE-2026-114605: Important · python-dns security update

Affects python3-dnsSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-114605· High 7.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade to 1.15.0-13.el8_10 soon.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 20:35 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

7.5High

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none

CVSS scores by source
CNA (GitHub_M)	CVSS 3.1	7.5

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 40% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 1.15.0-13.el8_10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the impacted component.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: High: There is total loss of availability, resulting in the attacker being able to fully deny access to resources in the impacted component; this loss is either sustained (while the attacker continues to deliver the attack) or persistent (the condition persists even after the attack has completed). Alternatively, the attacker has the ability to deny some availability, but the loss of availability presents a direct, serious consequence to the impacted component (e.g., the attacker cannot disrupt existing connections, but can prevent new connections; the attacker can repeatedly exploit a vulnerability that, in each instance of a successful attack, leaks a only small amount of memory, but after repeated exploitation causes a service to become completely unavailable).

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 22 Oct 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 4 Nov 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponized: A Metasploit exploit module or Exploit-DB entry exists (Metasploit scanner modules do not count), or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

almalinux-8

What to do

Upgrade the AlmaLinux python3-dns package to 1.15.0-13.el8_10.

Patches and advisories

access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:94749 (opens in a new tab)

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8python3-dns	Affected <1.15.0-13.el8_10	Fixed in 1.15.0-13.el8_10

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AI-suggested

Apply the official update to python3-dns version 1.15.0-13.el8_10 or later as provided by Red Hat. This update resolves the denial of service vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.

Description

A denial of service vulnerability exists in dnspython due to excessive DNS compression pointer traversal. This affects python3-dns versions prior to 1.15.0-13.el8_10. The issue has been addressed in version 1.15.0-13.el8_10. The vulnerability is rated as Important by Red Hat and impacts multiple Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 variants.

Impact

The vulnerability allows denial of service via excessive DNS compression pointer traversal in dnspython, potentially causing application or service disruption when processing DNS data. No evidence of active exploitation is known.

Summary

The dnspython library contained a denial of service vulnerability (CVE-2026-114605) caused by excessive DNS compression pointer traversal. This flaw could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service condition when processing specially crafted DNS responses. Red Hat has issued an update for python3-dns to fix this issue in version 1.15.0-13.el8_10. The advisory covers Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 on various architectures. No public exploits or in-the-wild exploitation have been reported.

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