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    CVE-2026-33254

    An attacker can create a large number of concurrent DoQ or DoH3 connections, causing unlimited memory allocation in DNSdist and leading to a denial of service. DOQ and DoH3 are disabled by default.

    Published:Apr 22, 2026
    Last Modified:Apr 27, 2026
    EPS:Apr 22, 2026
    EPSS Score:0.0001
    CVSS Score:5.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Powerdns
    Product
    Dnsdist

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High