CVE-2026-42000mediumCWE-77

CVE-2026-42000: medium-severity vulnerability in PowerDNS Authoritative

Insufficient Validation of Names During AXFR

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13Vexday Risk Score

No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.

ssvc Trackcvss 6.8epss 0.2%
Insufficient Validation of Names During AXFR
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected products
PowerDNS · Authoritative
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