VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-4890

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability8.85%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-05-11
Last modified2026-08-25
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

A Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in the DNSSEC validation of dnsmasq allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted DNS packet.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Primary references