CVE-2026-24027 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Crafted zones can lead to increased incoming network traffic.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

PowerDNS

Recursor

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`5.3.0`	affected	< 5.3.5
`5.2.0`	affected	< 5.2.8
`5.1.0`	affected	< 5.1.10

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Project Subscriptions

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://docs.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2026-01.html

History

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Crafted zones can lead to increased incoming network traffic.
Title		Crafted zones can lead to increased incoming network traffic
References		https://docs.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2026-01.html
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: OX

Published: 2026-02-09T14:25:24.209Z

Updated: 2026-02-09T16:19:23.339Z

Reserved: 2026-01-20T14:56:25.872Z

Link: CVE-2026-24027

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-09T16:19:16.844Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-02-09T15:16:11.587

Modified: 2026-02-09T16:08:35.290

Link: CVE-2026-24027

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

No weakness.

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