CVE-2026-33258 (GCVE-0-2026-33258)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-22 09:38 – Updated: 2026-04-22 18:10
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Crafted zones can cause increased resource usage
Summary
By publishing and querying a crafted zone an attacker can cause allocation of large entries in the negative and aggressive NSEC(3) caches.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-22 17:54 UTC
CWE
- Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
- CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
Date Public
2026-04-21 22:00
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