7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-62309
CoreDNS: proxyproto plugin panics on PPv2 datagram with non-UDP transport — single 28-byte packet remote DoS
Description

CoreDNS is a DNS server written in Go. Prior to 1.14.4, a single 28-byte UDP datagram can crash the CoreDNS process when the proxyproto plugin is enabled because plugin/pkg/proxyproto/proxyproto.go PacketConn.ReadFrom handles a PROXY v2 header with non-UDP transport such as family byte 0x11, reassigns addr from a nil readFrom result after parseProxyProtocol errors, and calls addr.String() in the warning log before ServeDNS recovery applies. This issue is fixed in version 1.14.4.

INFO

Published Date :

July 16, 2026, 8:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 16, 2026, 8:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update CoreDNS to version 1.14.4 or later to fix a crash caused by a malformed UDP datagram.
  • Update CoreDNS to version 1.14.4.
  • Ensure the proxyproto plugin is not enabled.
  • Apply vendor patches for CoreDNS.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 16, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'coredns', 'product': 'coredns', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '< 1.14.4'}]}]
    Added Description CoreDNS is a DNS server written in Go. Prior to 1.14.4, a single 28-byte UDP datagram can crash the CoreDNS process when the proxyproto plugin is enabled because plugin/pkg/proxyproto/proxyproto.go PacketConn.ReadFrom handles a PROXY v2 header with non-UDP transport such as family byte 0x11, reassigns addr from a nil readFrom result after parseProxyProtocol errors, and calls addr.String() in the warning log before ServeDNS recovery applies. This issue is fixed in version 1.14.4.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-476
    Added Reference https://github.com/coredns/coredns/commit/60a439dd4febfcd78e3779e952fe3fbf3c16bb1f
    Added Reference https://github.com/coredns/coredns/pull/8154
    Added Reference https://github.com/coredns/coredns/releases/tag/v1.14.4
    Added Reference https://github.com/coredns/coredns/security/advisories/GHSA-9rvv-m5g5-wc8r
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