Vulnerability · Published Apr 22, 2026 · Assigned by OX

CVE-2026-33593Denial of service via crafted DNSCrypt query

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in DNSdist from PowerDNS. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 32% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 67.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A client can trigger a divide by zero error leading to crash by sending a crafted DNSCrypt query.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine:v3.23dnsdist2.0.4-r0ALPINE-CVE-2026-33593
Alpine:v3.24dnsdist2.0.4-r0ALPINE-CVE-2026-33593
Debian:12dnsdistno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-33593
Debian:13dnsdist1.9.14-0+deb13u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-33593
Debian:14dnsdist2.0.4-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-33593
Ubuntu:25.10dnsdistno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-33593
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSdnsdistno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-33593
Ubuntu:26.10dnsdistno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-33593

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
PowerDNS DNSdist 1.9.0 – before 1.9.132.0.0 – before 2.0.4

Weakness: CWE-369 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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