DNS over HTTPS ACL bypass

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-24029
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerOX
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-03-31 12:16:27 UTC
Updated2026-04-01 14:24:02 UTC
DescriptionWhen the early_acl_drop (earlyACLDrop in Lua) option is disabled (default is enabled) on a DNS over HTTPs frontend using the nghttp2 provider, the ACL check is skipped, allowing all clients to send DoH queries regardless of the configured ACL.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.000030000 probability, percentile 0.000600000 (date 2026-04-01)

Problem Types: CWE-863 | Incorrect Authorization | CWE-863 CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
3.1CNACVSS6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA PowerDNS DNSdist affected 1.9.0 1.9.12 semver Not specified
CNA PowerDNS DNSdist affected 2.0.0 2.0.3 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.dnsdist.org/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-for-dnsdist-2026-02.html [email protected] www.dnsdist.org
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Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Surya Narayan Kushwaha (aka Cavid) (en)

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