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Vulnerability record · CVE-2023-22617 · published 21 January 2023

CVE-2023-22617: Powerdns recursor vulnerability

Powerdns · Recursor

A remote attacker might be able to cause infinite recursion in PowerDNS Recursor 4.8.0 via a DNS query that retrieves DS records for a misconfigured domain, because QName minimization is used in QM fallback mode. This is fixed in 4.8.1.

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 7.3% · top 5.8% CWE-674 · CWE-674
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score
7.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A remote attacker might be able to cause infinite recursion in PowerDNS Recursor 4.8.0 via a DNS query that retrieves DS records for a misconfigured domain, because QName minimization is used in QM fallback mode. This is fixed in 4.8.1.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/01/20/1 Mailing ListRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://docs.powerdns.com/recursor/changelog/4.8.html#change-4.8.1 Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://docs.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/ Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/01/20/1 Mailing ListRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://docs.powerdns.com/recursor/changelog/4.8.html#change-4.8.1 Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://docs.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/ Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2023-22617), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.