[NEW] [medium] PowerDNS: Multiple Vulnerabilities Allow Bypassing of Security Measures
A remote, anonymous attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in PowerDNS to bypass security measures.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities allow remote attackers to bypass security measures.
- Who is affected
- Users of PowerDNS.
- Urgency
- Remediation is necessary to mitigate potential security risks.
- Action
- Apply the latest updates from PowerDNS.
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Details
Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-2471
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-526880.13% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 3% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-52688 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-62686 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
Recent advisories for PowerDNS
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- high[UPDATE] [high] PowerDNS: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-13
- low[UPDATE] [low] PowerDNS Authoritative Server: Vulnerability allows Denial of Servicecert-bund · 2026-07-13
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] PowerDNS: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-02
- high[UPDATE] [high] PowerDNS: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-02
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