CVE-2026-33608
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
An attacker can send a notify request that causes a new secondary domain to be added to the bind backend, but causes said backend to update its configuration to an invalid one, leading to the backend no longer able to run on the next restart, requiring manual operation to fix it.
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
9.8
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-04-22 14:16:54.650000
Last modified
2026-10-26 21:10:00.170000
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"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-04-22T14:16:54.650",
"lastModified": "2026-10-26T21:10:00.170",
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}
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