CVE-2026-33611
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
An operator allowed to use the REST API can cause the Authoritative server to produce invalid HTTPS or SVCB record data, which can in turn cause LMDB database corruption, if using the LMDB backend.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
4.9
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-04-22 14:16:55
Last modified
2026-10-26 21:10:00.170000
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"id": "CVE-2026-33611",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-04-22T14:16:55.000",
"lastModified": "2026-10-26T21:10:00.170",
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},
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"value": "Un operador autorizado a usar la API REST puede causar que el servidor autoritativo produzca datos de registro HTTPS o SVCB no válidos, lo que a su vez puede causar corrupción de la base de datos LMDB, si se utiliza el backend LMDB."
}
],
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{
"source": "[email protected]",
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"source": "[email protected]",
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