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CVE-2026-123574: Zone File Parser

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-123574· High 8.7

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

Data as of 8 Nov 2026, 06:36 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
  • >=0.24.0 <0.26.2
Fixed in
  • 0.26.2
crates.iohickory-dnspkg:cargo/hickory-dnsOther threatsAffected
  • >=0.24.0 <0.26.2
Fixed in
  • 0.26.2

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AI-suggested

Upgrade Hickory DNS to version 0.26.2 or later where this issue is fixed. No other mitigation is indicated.

Description

A vulnerability in the zone file parser of the hickory-proto crate in Hickory DNS versions 0.24.0 up to but not including 0.26.2 causes the parser to panic when processing a single token of 4096 bytes or longer. This can be exploited by attackers supplying crafted zone files to trigger a denial of service.

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