CVE-2026-33599
Out-of-bounds read in service discovery
A rogue backend can send a crafted SVCB response to a Discovery of Designated Resolvers request, when requested via either the autoUpgrade (Lua) option to newServer or auto_upgrade (YAML) settings. DDR upgrade is not enabled by default.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
3.1
Out-of-bounds read in service discovery
A rogue backend can send a crafted SVCB response to a Discovery of Designated Resolvers request, when requested via either the autoUpgrade (Lua) option to newServer or auto_upgrade (YAML) settings. DDR upgrade is not enabled by default.
- Record
CVE-2026-33599- CVSS 3.1
- 3.1 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-24941
3.1
A rogue backend can send a crafted SVCB response to a Discovery of Designated Resolvers request, when requested via either the autoUpgrade (Lua) option to newServer or auto_upgrade (YAML) settings. DDR upgrade is not enabled by default.
- Record
EUVD-2026-24941- CVSS 3.1
- 3.1 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8fg9-fg58-x78h
3.1
A rogue backend can send a crafted SVCB response to a Discovery of Designated Resolvers request,...
A rogue backend can send a crafted SVCB response to a Discovery of Designated Resolvers request, when requested via either the autoUpgrade (Lua) option to newServer or auto_upgrade (YAML) settings. DDR upgrade is not enabled by default.
- Record
GHSA-8fg9-fg58-x78h- CVSS 3.1
- 3.1 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
3.1
A rogue backend can send a crafted SVCB response to a Discovery of Designated Resolvers request, when requested via either the autoUpgrade (Lua) option to newServer or auto_upgrade (YAML) settings. DDR upgrade is not enabled by default.
- Record
CVE-2026-33599- CVSS 3.1
- 3.1 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2026-33599
8.1
A rogue backend can send a crafted SVCB response to a Discovery of Designated Resolvers request, when requested via either the autoUpgrade (Lua) option to newServer or auto_upgrade (YAML) settings. DDR upgrade is not enabled by default.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2026-33599- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSV
3.1
Out-of-bounds read in service discovery
A rogue backend can send a crafted SVCB response to a Discovery of Designated Resolvers request, when requested via either the autoUpgrade (Lua) option to newServer or auto_upgrade (YAML) settings. DDR upgrade is not enabled by default.
- Record
CVE-2026-33599- CVSS 3.1
- 3.1 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-33599
8.1
A rogue backend can send a crafted SVCB response to a Discovery of Designated Resolvers request, when requested via either the autoUpgrade (Lua) option to newServer or auto_upgrade (YAML) settings. DDR upgrade is not enabled by default.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-33599- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-33599
3.1
A rogue backend can send a crafted SVCB response to a Discovery of Designated Resolvers request, when requested via either the autoUpgrade (Lua) option to newServer or auto_upgrade (YAML) settings. DDR upgrade is not enabled by default.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-33599- CVSS 3.1
- 3.1 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:10632-1 No score
dnsdist-2.0.5-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the dnsdist-2.0.5-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:10632-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:21015-1 No score
Security update for dnsdist
This update for dnsdist fixes the following issues
- CVE-2026-0396: crafted DNS queries can allow to inject HTML content (bsc#1261236).
- CVE-2026-0397: CORS misconfiguration can lead to information disclosure (bsc#1261237).
- CVE-2026-24028: crafted DNS response packet can lead to an out-of-bounds read (bsc#1261238).
- CVE-2026-24029: HTTPS ACL bypass can allow clients to send DoH queries (bsc#1261239).
- CVE-2026-24030: allocating too much memory while processing DNS can result in a denial of service (bsc#1261240).
- CVE-2026-27853: crafted DNS responses can lead to an out-of-bounds write (bsc#1261241).
- CVE-2026-27854: crafted DNS queries can be used to trigger a use-after-free (bsc#1261243).
- CVE-2026-33254: Resource exhaustion via DoQ/DoH3 connections (bsc#1262538).
- CVE-2026-33257: Insufficient input validation of internal webserver (bsc#1262536).
- CVE-2026-33260: Insufficient input validation of internal webserver (bsc#1262537).
- CVE-2026-33593: Denial of service via crafted DNSCrypt query (bsc#1262546).
- CVE-2026-33594: Outgoing DoH excessive memory allocation (bsc#1262545).
- CVE-2026-33595: DoQ/DoH3 excessive memory allocation (bsc#1262544).
- CVE-2026-33596: TCP backend stream ID overflow (bsc#1262543).
- CVE-2026-33597: PRSD detection denial of service (bsc#1262542).
- CVE-2026-33598: Out-of-bounds read in cache inspection via Lua (bsc#1262541).
- CVE-2026-33599: Out-of-bounds read in service discovery (bsc#1262540).
- CVE-2026-33602: Off-by-one access when processing crafted UDP responses (bsc#1262539).
Changes for dnsdist:
- Updated to 1.9.13
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:21015-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2026:22319-1 No score
Security update for dnsdist
This update for dnsdist fixes the following issues
- CVE-2026-0396: crafted DNS queries can allow to inject HTML content (bsc#1261236).
- CVE-2026-0397: CORS misconfiguration can lead to information disclosure (bsc#1261237).
- CVE-2026-24028: crafted DNS response packet can lead to an out-of-bounds read (bsc#1261238).
- CVE-2026-24029: HTTPS ACL bypass can allow clients to send DoH queries (bsc#1261239).
- CVE-2026-24030: allocating too much memory while processing DNS can result in a denial of service (bsc#1261240).
- CVE-2026-27853: crafted DNS responses can lead to an out-of-bounds write (bsc#1261241).
- CVE-2026-27854: crafted DNS queries can be used to trigger a use-after-free (bsc#1261243).
- CVE-2026-33254: Resource exhaustion via DoQ/DoH3 connections (bsc#1262538).
- CVE-2026-33257: Insufficient input validation of internal webserver (bsc#1262536).
- CVE-2026-33260: Insufficient input validation of internal webserver (bsc#1262537).
- CVE-2026-33593: Denial of service via crafted DNSCrypt query (bsc#1262546).
- CVE-2026-33594: Outgoing DoH excessive memory allocation (bsc#1262545).
- CVE-2026-33595: DoQ/DoH3 excessive memory allocation (bsc#1262544).
- CVE-2026-33596: TCP backend stream ID overflow (bsc#1262543).
- CVE-2026-33597: PRSD detection denial of service (bsc#1262542).
- CVE-2026-33598: Out-of-bounds read in cache inspection via Lua (bsc#1262541).
- CVE-2026-33599: Out-of-bounds read in service discovery (bsc#1262540).
- CVE-2026-33602: Off-by-one access when processing crafted UDP responses (bsc#1262539).
Changes for dnsdist:
- Updated to 1.9.13
- Record
SUSE-SU-2026:22319-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
dnsdistAlpine:v3.23 |
1.9.0 up to 2.0.4-r0 | 2.0.4-r0 |
dnsdistAlpine:v3.24 |
1.9.0 up to 2.0.4-r0 | 2.0.4-r0 |
dnsdistDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.7.3-21.8.0-11.8.1-11.8.2-11.8.2-2 Show 33 moreShow less1.8.2-31.8.3-11.8.3-21.8.3-31.9.10-11.9.3-11.9.4-11.9.5-11.9.6-11.9.8-11.9.9-12.0.0-12.0.0-22.0.0-32.0.0-42.0.0-52.0.0-62.0.0~rc1-12.0.0~rc1-22.0.0~rc2-12.0.1-12.0.2-12.0.3-12.0.4-12.0.5-12.0.5-22.0.5-32.0.6-12.1.0-12.1.0-22.1.1-12.1.2-12.1.3-1 |
None known |
dnsdistDebian:13 |
before 1.9.14-0+deb13u1, plus listed versions 1.9.10-11.9.10-1+deb13u1 |
1.9.14-0+deb13u1 |
dnsdistDebian:14 |
before 2.0.4-1, plus listed versions 1.9.10-12.0.0-12.0.0-22.0.0-32.0.0-4 Show 8 moreShow less2.0.0-52.0.0-62.0.0~rc1-12.0.0~rc1-22.0.0~rc2-12.0.1-12.0.2-12.0.3-1 |
2.0.4-1 |
dnsdistSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 |
before 1.9.13-160000.1.1 | 1.9.13-160000.1.1 |
dnsdistSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 |
before 1.9.13-160000.1.1 | 1.9.13-160000.1.1 |
dnsdistUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.0.0~alpha2-1 |
None known |
dnsdistUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.2.0-11.2.0-31.2.1-11.2.1-1build11.2.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
dnsdistUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.4.0~rc3-11.4.0-11.4.0-1build11.4.0-1build21.4.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
dnsdistUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.5.1-3build21.6.1-1build11.6.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm11.6.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
None known |
dnsdistUbuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.8.0-11.8.2-11.8.2-21.8.2-31.8.3-1 Show 4 moreShow less1.8.3-21.8.3-2build11.8.3-2build21.8.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
dnsdistUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.9.8-11.9.10-11.9.10-1ubuntu0.1 |
None known |
dnsdistUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.0.2-1build12.0.5-2ubuntu12.0.5-2ubuntu3 |
None known |
dnsdistUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.9.10-12.0.1-12.0.2-12.0.2-1build1 |
None known |
dnsdistopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 2.0.5-1.1 | 2.0.5-1.1 |
dnsdistopenSUSE:Leap 16.0 |
before 1.9.13-160000.1.1 | 1.9.13-160000.1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-33599 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.1) in Powerdns Dnsdist, published April 22, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. Fixed in dnsdist 2.0.4-r0.
References
dnsdist.org/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-for-dnsdist-2026-04.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33599
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8fg9-fg58-x78h
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2026-33599
repo.powerdns.com
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/33xxx/CVE-2026-33599.json
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github.com/PowerDNS/pdns
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-33599
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-202622319-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1261236
bugzilla.suse.com/1261237
bugzilla.suse.com/1261238
bugzilla.suse.com/1261239
bugzilla.suse.com/1261240
bugzilla.suse.com/1261241
bugzilla.suse.com/1261243
bugzilla.suse.com/1262536
bugzilla.suse.com/1262537
bugzilla.suse.com/1262538
bugzilla.suse.com/1262539
bugzilla.suse.com/1262540
bugzilla.suse.com/1262541
bugzilla.suse.com/1262542
bugzilla.suse.com/1262543
bugzilla.suse.com/1262544
bugzilla.suse.com/1262545
bugzilla.suse.com/1262546
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0396
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0397
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-24028
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-24029
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-24030
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-27853
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-27854
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33254
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33257
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33260
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33593
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33594
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33595
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33596
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33597
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33598
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33599
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33602
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-33599
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-33599