CVE-2026-33609 | PowerDNS Authoritative up to 4.9.13/5.0.3 ldap injection

VDB-358967 · CVE-2026-33609 · GCVE-0-2026-33609 POWERDNS AUTHORITATIVE UP TO 4.9.13/5.0.3 LDAP INJECTION HISTORYDIFFRELATEJSONXMLCTI CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score 4.1 $0-$5k 0.50+ Summaryinfo A vulnerability was found in PowerDNS Authoritative up to 4.9.13/5.0.3. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to ldap injection. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-33609. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised. Detailsinfo A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in PowerDNS Authoritative up to 4.9.13/5.0.3. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a ldap injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-90. The product constructs all or part of an LDAP query using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended LDAP query when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is: Incomplete escaping of LDAP queries when running with 8bit-dns enabled allows users to perform queries of internal domain subtrees. The weakness was disclosed by ylwango613. It is possible to read the advisory at docs.powerdns.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-33609 since 03/23/2026. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK. Upgrading to version 4.9.14 or 5.0.4 eliminates this vulnerability. Productinfo Type Domain Name Software Vendor PowerDNS Name Authoritative Version 4.9.0 4.9.1 4.9.2 4.9.3 4.9.4 4.9.5 4.9.6 4.9.7 4.9.8 4.9.9 4.9.10 4.9.11 4.9.12 4.9.13 5.0.0 5.0.1 5.0.2 5.0.3 License open-source CPE 2.3info 🔒 🔒 🔒 CPE 2.2info 🔒 🔒 🔒 CVSSv4info VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CVSSv3info VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.2 VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1 VulDB Base Score: 3.1 VulDB Temp Score: 3.0 VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA Base Score: 5.3 CNA Vector: 🔒 CVSSv2info Vector Complexity Authentication Confidentiality Integrity Availability Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock VulDB Base Score: 🔒 VulDB Temp Score: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 Exploitinginfo Class: Ldap injection CWE: CWE-90 / CWE-74 / CWE-707 CAPEC: 🔒 ATT&CK: 🔒 Physical: No Local: No Remote: Yes Availability: 🔒 Status: Not defined Price Prediction: 🔍 Current Price Estimation: 🔒 0-Day Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Today Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Threat Intelligenceinfo Interest: 🔍 Active Actors: 🔍 Active APT Groups: 🔍 Countermeasuresinfo Recommended: Upgrade Status: 🔍 0-Day Time: 🔒 Upgrade: Authoritative 4.9.14/5.0.4 Timelineinfo 03/23/2026 CVE reserved 04/22/2026 +29 days Advisory disclosed 04/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created 04/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update Sourcesinfo Advisory: docs.powerdns.com Researcher: ylwango613 Status: Confirmed CVE: CVE-2026-33609 (🔒) GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-33609 GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-358967 Entryinfo Created: 04/22/2026 17:30 Changes: 04/22/2026 17:30 (63) Complete: 🔍 Cache ID: 99:6E4:101 Discussion No comments yet. Languages: en. Please log in to comment. ◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸