CVSS 4.0
6.3 mediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NCVE-2026-123599
Medium (6.3) in hickory-dns hickory-dns. EPSS 0.1% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
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Hickory DNS hickory-proto before 0.26.0-beta.1 and hickory-net before 0.26.2 contain a DNSSEC validation bypass because verify_rrsets() ignores DNS class when partitioning RRsets, so non-IN records skip signature verification yet are marked secure when the IN records verify. Attackers able to supply DNS responses can include forged CH or HS class records, including DS records, to authenticate any DNSKEY and forge child zone responses.
Severity
CVSS 3.1
3.7 lowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N- EPSS
- 0.1% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 2nd percentile. Scored 2026-11-10. A forecast for this CVE across the internet, not for your own systems.
- CWE
- CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
- OWASP Top 10
- A08:2025 Software or Data Integrity Failures
- Published
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting analysis
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
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Affected
Versions
From the CNA's record in the CVE List.
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| hickory-dns | before 0.26.0-beta.1 |
| hickory-dns | from 0.26.0-beta.1 before 0.26.2 |
Linux distributions
| Distribution | Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | 13, 14 | rust-hickory-proto | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-123599 |
| Debian | 14 | rust-hickory-net | 0.26.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-123599 |
| Ubuntu | 24.04:LTS, 26.04:LTS | rust-hickory-proto | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-123599 |
| Ubuntu | 26.10 | rust-hickory-net, rust-hickory-proto | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-123599 |
From the distributions' data via OSV.dev: the Debian Security Tracker; Ubuntu Security Notices © Canonical Ltd., CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified: reformatted and linked to CVE records. Credits. On the distributions' own pages: Debian · Ubuntu.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
The attack patterns MITRE's CAPEC relates to this record's weaknesses, as MITRE names them. Credits. More on the page of CWE-345 (12).