Description
Incomplete escaping of LDAP queries when running with 8bit-dns enabled allows users to perform queries of internal domain subtrees.
Affected products
powerdns: authoritative
References1
- docs.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-ad… Broken LinkVendor Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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6.5
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 16 · as of 13 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-90
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