CVE-2026-33610 (GCVE-0-2026-33610)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-22 14:00 – Updated: 2026-04-22 14:26
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Possible file descriptor exhaustion in forward-dnsupdate
Summary
A rogue primary server may cause file descriptor exhaustion and eventually a denial of service, when a PowerDNS secondary server forwards a DNS update request to it.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-22 14:25 UTC
CWE
- Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
- CWE-400 - Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PowerDNS | Authoritative |
Affected:
5.0.0 , < 5.0.4
(semver)
Affected: 4.9.0 , < 4.9.14 (semver) |
guessed |
Date Public
2026-04-08 22:00
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