CVE-2026-93657

hickory-resolver before 0.26.2 DNSSEC Validation Bypass

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 18, 2026 at 02:23 PM UTC
Updated: September 22, 2026 at 09:11 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorHickory DNSHickory Resolver

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

hickory-resolver versions before 0.26.2 fail to propagate bogus DNSSEC proof states through the Resolver::lookup() and Resolver::lookup_ip() APIs, allowing invalid records to be returned as successful results. Attackers controlling the answering zone or positioned on the network path can have forged DNS records accepted as validated, bypassing DNSSEC authentication checks.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 0.26.2
Vendor states this is fixed in 0.26.2 (unaffected)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGHVulnCheck
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-347

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