CVE-2026-119658
PowerDNS-Admin through 2026.08.1 Authorization Bypass via /domain/<domain_name>/update
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.3 Medium
- Published
- Oct 30, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 30, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 30, 2026
Description
PowerDNS-Admin through 2026.08.1 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated User-role accounts to refresh secondary zones they cannot access by supplying a different 'domain' field in the JSON body. Attackers authorized for any one zone can force axfr-retrieve transfers of other users' secondary zones and infer zone existence from differing responses.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 5.3 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 4.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
PowerDNS-AdminPowerDNS-Admin |
|
References
- https://github.com/PowerDNS-Admin/PowerDNS-Admin/issues/1940issue-tracking
- https://github.com/PowerDNS-Admin/PowerDNS-Admin/pull/1942issue-trackingpatch
- https://github.com/PowerDNS-Admin/PowerDNS-Admin/blob/v2026.08.1/powerdnsadmin/routes/domain.py#L738-L766technical-description
- https://github.com/PowerDNS-Admin/PowerDNS-Admin/blob/v2026.08.1/powerdnsadmin/models/domain.py#L702-L730technical-description
- https://hackmd.io/@hieuPenguinnn/powerdns-admin-record-update-body-domain-override-cross-zone-idorthird-party-advisory
- https://github.com/PowerDNS-Admin/PowerDNS-Adminproduct
- VulnCheck Advisory: PowerDNS-Admin through 2026.08.1 Authorization Bypass via /domain/<domain_name>/updatethird-party-advisory
Every record here comes from the CVE Program’s CVE List. © 1999–2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. The records are reproduced under the CVE Program terms of use.