CVE-2026-52688 (GCVE-0-2026-52688)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-23 08:03 – Updated: 2026-07-23 13:56
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
RRSIGs with too few labels can lead to bypass of DNSSEC wildcard validation
Summary
RRSIGs with too few labels can lead to bypass of DNSSEC wildcard validation
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
Date Public
2026-07-21 22:00
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Nomenclature
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