CVE-2026-33612 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A malicious authoritative server can send a crafted zone via the ZoneToCache function that leads to cache poisoning.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

PowerDNS

Recursor

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`5.2.0`	affected	< 5.2.11
`5.3.0`	affected	< 5.3.8
`5.4.0`	affected	< 5.4.3

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://docs.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-powerdns-2026-08.html

History

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-349
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		A malicious authoritative server can send a crafted zone via the ZoneToCache function that leads to cache poisoning.
Title		ZoneToCache can poison the cache
References		https://docs.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-powerdns-2026-08.html
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: OX

Published: 2026-06-25T12:58:27.132Z

Updated: 2026-06-25T13:35:27.649Z

Reserved: 2026-03-23T12:58:38.267Z

Link: CVE-2026-33612

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-25T13:35:14.277Z

NVD

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Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-349

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