CVE-2026-123583

Hickory DNS 0.25.0 through 0.25.2 Missing Bailiwick Filtering on Negative Responses

Published Nov 8, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The recursive resolver in Hickory DNS hickory-recursor 0.25.0 through 0.25.2 and hickory-resolver 0.26.0 before 0.26.2 does not apply out-of-bailiwick filtering to negative responses. Attackers able to supply crafted negative responses can include out-of-bailiwick records to facilitate cache poisoning and more easily exploit other DNSSEC verification flaws.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Hickory-dns
Hickory-dns hickory-dns
Vendors & Products Hickory-dns
Hickory-dns hickory-dns
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The recursive resolver in Hickory DNS hickory-recursor 0.25.0 through 0.25.2 and hickory-resolver 0.26.0 before 0.26.2 does not apply out-of-bailiwick filtering to negative responses. Attackers able to supply crafted negative responses can include out-of-bailiwick records to facilitate cache poisoning and more easily exploit other DNSSEC verification flaws.
Title Hickory DNS 0.25.0 through 0.25.2 Missing Bailiwick Filtering on Negative Responses
Weaknesses CWE-349
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Nov 13, 2026, 3:06 AM
Reserved
Nov 6, 2026, 12:55 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Nov 8, 2026, 2:16 AM
Modified
Nov 13, 2026, 4:17 AM