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CVE-2026-123582

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Description

The validating recursive resolver and validating forwarder in Hickory DNS (hickory-server) 0.25.0 before 0.26.2 do not check whether the SOA record passed DNSSEC validation when assembling NXDOMAIN or NODATA responses. An attacker able to supply forged DNS responses can have a forged SOA record returned to clients with the AD bit set, misleading clients that rely on the server's DNSSEC validation.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.3 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Received
Source identifier
Published
2026-11-08 02:16:51.853000
Last modified
2026-11-08 02:16:51.853000
View original CVE JSON
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  "id": "CVE-2026-123582",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-11-08T02:16:51.853",
  "lastModified": "2026-11-08T02:16:51.853",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
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      "value": "The validating recursive resolver and validating forwarder in Hickory DNS (hickory-server) 0.25.0 before 0.26.2 do not check whether the SOA record passed DNSSEC validation when assembling NXDOMAIN or NODATA responses. An attacker able to supply forged DNS responses can have a forged SOA record returned to clients with the AD bit set, misleading clients that rely on the server's DNSSEC validation."
    }
  ],
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      "source": "[email protected]",
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          "packageURL": "pkg:cargo/hickory-server",
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          "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
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      "url": "https://github.com/hickory-dns/hickory-dns/security/advisories/GHSA-8hq4-5836-w6q4",
      "source": "[email protected]"
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