CVE-2026-119658

PowerDNS-Admin through 2026.08.1 Authorization Bypass via /domain/<domain_name>/update

Published Oct 30, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
PowerDNS-Admin through 2026.08.1 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated User-role accounts to refresh secondary zones they cannot access by supplying a different 'domain' field in the JSON body. Attackers authorized for any one zone can force axfr-retrieve transfers of other users' secondary zones and infer zone existence from differing responses.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Powerdns-admin
Powerdns-admin powerdns-admin
Vendors & Products Powerdns-admin
Powerdns-admin powerdns-admin
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description PowerDNS-Admin through 2026.08.1 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated User-role accounts to refresh secondary zones they cannot access by supplying a different 'domain' field in the JSON body. Attackers authorized for any one zone can force axfr-retrieve transfers of other users' secondary zones and infer zone existence from differing responses.
Title PowerDNS-Admin through 2026.08.1 Authorization Bypass via /domain/<domain_name>/update
Weaknesses CWE-639
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Oct 30, 2026, 4:15 PM
Reserved
Oct 30, 2026, 1:43 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 30, 2026, 3:16 PM
Modified
Oct 30, 2026, 7:23 PM