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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-33261

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

Published Apr 22, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · A zone transition from

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-33261. EPSS is 0.23%. Act only if a listed version of A zone transition from is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (A zone transition from).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium5.9
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.23%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe powerdns/recursor

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

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe powerdns/recursor5.4.0

How to fix CVE-2026-33261

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-33261. EPSS is 0.23%. Act only if a listed version of A zone transition from is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 5.4.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-353. EPSS 0.23%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 22, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

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

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

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

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-33261

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-33261

    30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-33261

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

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.