An attacker can send a web request that causes unlimited memory allocation in the internal web server, leading to a denial of service. The internal web server is disabled by default.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://docs.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2026-05.html | Vendor Advisory |
| https://docs.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-powerdns-2026-03.html | Broken Link Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.dnsdist.org/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-for-dnsdist-2026-04.html | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
17 Jun 2026, 10:37
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| References | () https://docs.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-powerdns-2026-03.html - Broken Link, Vendor Advisory |
27 Apr 2026, 17:03
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| References | () https://docs.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2026-05.html - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://docs.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-powerdns-2026-03.html - Vendor Advisory, Broken Link | |
| References | () https://www.dnsdist.org/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-for-dnsdist-2026-04.html - Vendor Advisory | |
| First Time |
Powerdns dnsdist
Powerdns Powerdns authoritative Powerdns recursor |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:dnsdist:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
22 Apr 2026, 19:17
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| CWE | CWE-770 |
22 Apr 2026, 10:16
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-04-22 10:16
Updated : 2026-06-17 10:37
NVD link : CVE-2026-33260
Mitre link : CVE-2026-33260
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-33260
JSON object : View
Products Affected
powerdns
- dnsdist
- recursor
- authoritative
CWE
CWE-770
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
