[UPDATE] [high] PowerDNS: Multiple vulnerabilities
An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in PowerDNS to disclose information, bypass security measures, cause a denial of service, and potentially execute code.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in PowerDNS to disclose information, bypass security measures, cause a denial of service, and potentially execute code.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of PowerDNS are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to the high severity and potential for exploitation.
- Action
- Apply the latest patches provided by PowerDNS.
AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.
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Details
Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-0932
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-2026-03960.14% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 3% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-03970.16% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 6% of all scored CVEs.
- Moderate exploitation riskCVE-2026-240281.0% 30-day exploitation probability. Patch within normal cadence, watch for KEV listing. Riskier than 60% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-240290.15% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 4% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-240300.54% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 41% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-278530.49% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 39% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-278540.47% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 38% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-0396 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-0397 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-24028 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-24029 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-24030 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-27853 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-27854 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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.
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] PowerDNS: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-02
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