Vulnerability Report

CVE-2026-27854

Title: DNSdist use-after-free via crafted DNS queries

Memory Corruption

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2026-27854.

CWE Category NVD-CWE-noinfo
Published Date Mar 31, 2026
Modified Date Jul 25, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 4.8 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.47%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2026-27854: An attacker might be able to trigger a use-after-free by sending crafted DNS queries to a DNSdist using the DNSQuestion:getEDNSOptions method in custom Lua code. In some cases DNSQuestion:getEDNSOptions might refer to a version of the DNS packet that has been modified, thus triggering a use-after-free and potentially a crash resulting in denial of service.

Impacted Vendors

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powerdns 1

Reference Links

https://www.dnsdist.org/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-for-dnsdist-2026-02.html
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
4.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2026-27854 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

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Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity HIGH
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.