CVE-2026-42000 (GCVE-0-2026-42000)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-21 09:25 – Updated: 2026-05-21 12:02
VLAI?
Title
Insufficient Validation of Names During AXFR
Summary
Insufficient Validation of Names During AXFR
Severity ?
6.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
Assigner
OX
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
PowerDNS Authoritative Affected: 4.9.0 , < 4.9.15 (semver)
Affected: 5.0.0 , < 5.0.5 (semver)
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Credits
ilhamaf
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