The validating recursive resolver and validating forwarder in Hickory DNS (hickory-server) 0.25.0 before 0.26.2 do not check whether the SOA record passed DNSSEC validation when assembling NXDOMAIN or NODATA responses. An attacker able to supply forged DNS responses can have a forged SOA record returned to clients with the AD bit set, misleading clients that rely on the server's DNSSEC validation.
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| Description | The validating recursive resolver and validating forwarder in Hickory DNS (hickory-server) 0.25.0 before 0.26.2 do not check whether the SOA record passed DNSSEC validation when assembling NXDOMAIN or NODATA responses. An attacker able to supply forged DNS responses can have a forged SOA record returned to clients with the AD bit set, misleading clients that rely on the server's DNSSEC validation. | |
| Title | Hickory DNS 0.25.0 before 0.26.2 DNSSEC Validation Bypass via SOA Record | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-345 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published: 2026-11-08T01:38:16.186Z
Updated: 2026-11-09T13:55:02.353Z
Reserved: 2026-11-06T00:55:55.661Z
Link: CVE-2026-123582
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-11-08T02:16:51.853
Modified: 2026-11-09T14:17:12.007
Link: CVE-2026-123582
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