CVE-2025-59023 (GCVE-0-2025-59023)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-09 14:44 – Updated: 2026-02-09 16:17
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Crafted delegations or IP fragments can poison cached delegations in Recursor
Summary
Crafted delegations or IP fragments can poison cached delegations in Recursor.
Severity
8.2 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
Date Public
2025-10-15 10:00
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