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CVE-2026-42389: Reject more queries with invalid header values
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-06-25 · updated 2026-10-25
- Weakness: CWE-20
Description
This fix provides extra hardening for the 5.4.x branch by doing extra validation of incoming answers from authoritative servers.
Affected products
- PowerDNS Recursor: from 5.4.0 before 5.4.3 — fixed in 5.4.3
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: PowerDNS Recursor 5.4.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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