CVE-2026-0397

When the internal webserver is enabled (default is disabled), an attacker might be able to trick an administrator logged to the dashboard into visiting a malicious website and extract information about the running configuration from the dashboard. The root cause of the issue is a misconfiguration of the Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) policy.

CVSS v3 3.1 LOW

3.1^/10

CVSS v3 : LOW

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.dnsdist.org/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-for-dnsdist-2026-02.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:dnsdist::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:dnsdist::::::::

History

14 Apr 2026, 16:27

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:dnsdist::::::::
References	~~() https://www.dnsdist.org/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-for-dnsdist-2026-02.html -~~	() https://www.dnsdist.org/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-for-dnsdist-2026-02.html - Vendor Advisory
First Time		Powerdns dnsdist Powerdns

31 Mar 2026, 14:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-942

31 Mar 2026, 12:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-03-31 12:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-0397

Mitre link : CVE-2026-0397

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-0397

JSON object : View

Products Affected

powerdns

dnsdist

CWE

CWE-942

Permissive Cross-domain Policy with Untrusted Domains

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