CVE-2026-40210 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

An out-of-bounds read might happen when SetMacAddrAction is used, potentially resulting in uninitialized memory being sent over the network or a crash.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

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

DNSdist

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.9.0`	affected	< 1.9.15
`2.0.0`	affected	< 2.0.7

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Project Subscriptions

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.dnsdist.org/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-for-dnsdist-2026-09.html

History

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

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-126
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		An out-of-bounds read might happen when SetMacAddrAction is used, potentially resulting in uninitialized memory being sent over the network or a crash.
Title		Out-of-bounds read in SetMacAddrAction
References		https://www.dnsdist.org/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-for-dnsdist-2026-09.html
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: OX

Published: 2026-06-25T12:23:31.623Z

Updated: 2026-06-25T13:49:35.668Z

Reserved: 2026-04-10T07:11:39.060Z

Link: CVE-2026-40210

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-25T13:49:21.993Z

NVD

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Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-126

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