3.7
LOW CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-42004
EDNS options smuggling
Description

An attacker can send a crafted EDNS OPT record that will be ignored by DNSdist’s filtering rules, but will be rewritten as a valid OPT record when EDNS Client Subnet is inserted, causing the backend to see the EDNS option(s) that DNSdist did not filter.

INFO

Published Date :

June 25, 2026, 12:24 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 25, 2026, 12:24 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

OX
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-42004 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Powerdns dnsdist
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 LOW 8ce71d90-2354-404b-a86e-bec2cc4e6981
CVSS 3.1 LOW [email protected]
Solution
Update DNSdist and ensure EDNS Client Subnet filtering is correctly configured.
  • Update DNSdist to the latest version.
  • Review and apply EDNS Client Subnet filtering rules.
  • Test filtering with crafted EDNS OPT records.

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