November 14, 2026

CVE Watchtower

CVE-2026-123585hickory-dns hickory-dns Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

NVD

Vulnerability Summary

The hickory-resolver component of Hickory DNS 0.25.0 before 0.26.2 follows irrelevant CNAME records when resolving recursive queries, sending queries that are unnecessary to answer the original request. Attackers controlling DNS responses can include CNAME records in the authority or additional sections, or outside the original query name's CNAME chain, causing excess resolver queries and increased query amplification.
Severity Level
MEDIUM(6.9)
Published Date
Nov 8, 2026
Last Modified
Nov 10, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
EPSS Score (30-Day)
0.30%Probability
Root Weakness (CWE)
CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption ↗
The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, enabling denial-of-service conditions.
CVSS v4.0 Base Metrics — Score 6.9 (MEDIUM)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Attack RequirementsNone
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)None
Integrity (Vulnerable System)None
Availability (Vulnerable System)Low
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)None
Integrity (Subsequent System)None
Availability (Subsequent System)None
Show CVSS v3.x metrics (score 5.3)
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 5.3 (MEDIUM)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityLow

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions
  • hickory-dns hickory-dns >= 0.25.0 and < 0.26.2
Patched Versions
  • hickory-dns hickory-dns 0.26.2

What to do

Fix it during your normal patch cycle. No exploitation is confirmed yet.

  1. Check whether you run hickory-dns hickory-dns and which version.
  2. Update to a patched version listed above, then confirm the new version.

Timeline

  • Nov 8, 2026Published
  • Nov 10, 2026Record last modified

Score, severity and exploitation changes are tracked from the day Watchtower started logging them.

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External References

Data last checked: Nov 14, 2026 02:13 UTC