CVE-2026-42004

EDNS options smuggling

Published Jun 25, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 3.7 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An attacker can send a crafted EDNS OPT record that will be ignored by DNSdist’s filtering rules, but will be rewritten as a valid OPT record when EDNS Client Subnet is inserted, causing the backend to see the EDNS option(s) that DNSdist did not filter.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6367-1 dnsdist security update
History
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First Time appeared Powerdns
Powerdns dnsdist
Vendors & Products Powerdns
Powerdns dnsdist
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Weaknesses CWE-20
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Weaknesses CWE-20
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Weaknesses CWE-115
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An attacker can send a crafted EDNS OPT record that will be ignored by DNSdist’s filtering rules, but will be rewritten as a valid OPT record when EDNS Client Subnet is inserted, causing the backend to see the EDNS option(s) that DNSdist did not filter.
Title EDNS options smuggling
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'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
OX
Published
Updated
Jun 25, 2026, 1:44 PM
Reserved
Apr 23, 2026, 11:15 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jun 25, 2026, 1:16 PM
Modified
Oct 25, 2026, 11:10 PM