CVE-2026-123591

rust-hickory-net: Hickory DNS hickory-net 0.26.0-beta.1 before 0.26.2 and hickory-proto through 0.26.0-alpha.1 fail to verify, per RFC...

CVE-2026-123591 is fixed in rust-hickory-net on 1 platform by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-123591 (version 0.26.3-1), released November 9, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.9
medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0013
2nd percentile

Hickory DNS hickory-net 0.26.0-beta.1 before 0.26.2 and hickory-proto through 0.26.0-alpha.1 fail to verify, per RFC 6840 §4.4, that an NSEC or NSEC3 record denying a DS RRset also proves the delegation's NS record exists. Attackers can reuse child-side NSEC or NSEC3 records to fake an insecure delegation and forge child-zone records.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
rust-hickory-net · Debian 14 0.26.3-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-123591 Nov 9, 2026

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