CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-33261

MediumCVSS 5.9
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.24%

15th percentile - higher than 15% of all known CVEs

Summary

A zone transition from NSEC to NSEC3 might trigger an internal inconsistency and cause a denial of service.

Risk Assessment

DNS service unavailability may occur due to internal inconsistency during a zone transition from NSEC to NSEC3.

Recommendation

Plan the NSEC to NSEC3 zone transition carefully and monitor DNS software updates for a fix.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A zone transition from NSEC to NSEC3 might trigger an internal inconsistency and cause a denial of service.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS