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CVE-2026-123605
Published:November 08, 2026
Updated:November 09, 2026
Hickory DNS hickory-proto 0.1 through 0.25.0-alpha.3 and hickory-net before 0.26.2 contain a DNSSEC validation bypass because the validator verifies an RRSIG against the DNSKEY of whatever name appears in its Signer's Name field without checking that this name is the zone containing the RRset. Attackers controlling any secure zone can produce valid signatures over arbitrary records in unrelated zones, which resolvers, recursors, and clients using DnssecDnsHandle accept as authenticated.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/hickory-dns/hickory-dns.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=0.5.0 <v0.26.2 || =0.6.0 <v0.26.2 || >=0.7.0 <v0.26.2 || >=0.8.0 <v0.26.2 || >=0.9.0 <v0.26.2 || >=0.10.0 <v0.26.2 || =0.11.0 <v0.26.2 || =c0.12.0 <v0.26.2 || =r0.7.0 <v0.26.2 || >=r0.8.0 <v0.26.2 || >=r0.9.0 <v0.26.2 || >=r0.10.0 <v0.26.2 || >=r0.11 <v0.26.2 || =r0.12_cs0.17 <v0.26.2 || =v0.13.0 <v0.26.2 || =v0.14.0 <v0.26.2 || =cs0.15.0 <v0.26.2 || >=cs0.16 <v0.26.2 || >=0.18.0.alpha.2 <v0.26.2 || >=0.19.0 <v0.26.2 || =v0.19.7 <v0.26.2 || >=v0.20.0-alpha.1 <v0.26.2 || >=v0.21.0-alpha.1 <v0.26.2 || >=v0.22.0 <v0.26.2 || >=v0.23.0-alpha.1 <v0.26.2 || >=v0.24.0 <v0.26.2 || >=v0.25.0-alpha.1 <v0.26.2 || >=v0.26.0-alpha.1 <v0.26.2
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v0.26.2
hickory-net (RUST):
Affected version(s) >=0.26.0-beta.1 <0.26.2
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 0.26.2
hickory-proto (RUST):
Affected version(s) >=0.24.0 <0.26.2 || >=0.25.0-alpha.1 <0.26.2 || =0.26.0-alpha.1 <0.26.2
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 0.26.2
Related Resources (4)
https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/123xxx/CVE-2026-123605.json
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-123605
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hickory-dns-through-0.25.0-alpha.3-dnssec-validation-bypass-via-rrsig-signer-s-name
https://github.com/hickory-dns/hickory-dns/security/advisories/GHSA-2vgh-3wfw-qj7c
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
CWE-347
EPSS
Base Score:
0.24