Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-0397

Powerdns Dnsdist 1.9.0 – 1.9.12

Published
31 March 2026
Modified
25 July 2026
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 3.1
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0016 6th percentile
Risk Priority 26 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-0397 is a low-severity Permissive Cross-domain Security Policy with Untrusted Domains (CWE-942) vulnerability in Powerdns Dnsdist. Its CVSS base score is 3.1 (Low).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Drive-by Compromise (T1189); ranked at the 6th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-4 (Information Flow Enforcement) and SC-7 (Boundary Protection) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

When the internal webserver is enabled (default is disabled), an attacker might be able to trick an administrator logged to the dashboard into visiting a malicious website and extract information about the running configuration from the dashboard. The root cause…

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of the issue is a misconfiguration of the Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) policy.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1189 Drive-by Compromise Initial Access
Adversaries may gain access to a system through a user visiting a website over the normal course of browsing.
T1557 Adversary-in-the-Middle Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to position themselves between two or more networked devices using an adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) technique to support follow-on behaviors such as [Network Sniffing](https://attack.
T1659 Content Injection Initial Access
Adversaries may gain access and continuously communicate with victims by injecting malicious content into systems through online network traffic.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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CVE-2026-33595Same product: Powerdns Dnsdist

Affected Assets

powerdns
dnsdist
1.9.0 — 1.9.12 · 2.0.0 — 2.0.3

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V3.4.3
  • V3.4.6
  • V3.5.2

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

Information flow enforcement requires approved authorizations and would reject policies permitting untrusted domains.

Boundary protection at external interfaces stops unauthorized cross-domain communication allowed by permissive policies.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-01 mostly match
prevents

Hardened configuration baselines and reviews directly prevent permissive CSP or cross-domain policies.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC activities include review and testing of web security policies to avoid untrusted domains.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Vulnerability identification processes can surface permissive policy misconfigurations.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

finds

Security testing can detect overly permissive cross-domain policies but does not prevent their initial introduction.

degrades

Network security policies can restrict cross-domain communication but do not specifically mandate strict CSP or cross-domain policy configuration.

degrades

Security of network services includes defining allowed endpoints, which can limit untrusted domains but does not directly address web-client policy files.

degrades

Web filtering can block untrusted domains at the network level, partially mitigating permissive cross-domain policies.

prevents

Application security requirements should specify secure CSP and cross-domain policy settings, directly addressing the weakness.

prevents

Secure architecture principles include defining trust boundaries, which can reduce permissive cross-domain allowances.

References