CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-42000

MediumCVSS 6.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.24%

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

Summary

Insufficient validation of names during AXFR (DNS zone transfer) may allow an attacker to inject malicious or malformed data.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this to perform unauthorized zone transfers, exposing sensitive domain information.

Recommendation

Update DNS software to a version that properly validates names during AXFR. Restrict zone transfer access to trusted secondary servers only.

Original NVD description (English source)

Insufficient Validation of Names During AXFR

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