An attacker can send a notify request that causes a new secondary domain to be added to the bind backend, but causes said backend to update its configuration to an invalid one, leading to the backend no longer able to run on the next restart, requiring manual operation to fix it.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
- https://docs.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-powerdns-2026-05.html Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 9.8 · powerdnsNVD modified 2026-10-26 21:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 1
- https://docs.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-powerdns-2026-05.html Broken Link, Vendor Advisory