CVE-2026-62994
What it is
CoreDNS is a DNS server written in Go. From 1.9.4 until 1.14.5, a network DNS client allowed to request AXFR for a CoreDNS zone can trigger a panic when CoreDNS is configured with k8s_external headless-service zone transfers and Kubernetes contains a headless service endpoint with no declared ports; plugin/kubernetes/object/endpoint.go creates Port: -1, plugin/k8s_external/msg_to_dns.go skips that service, plugin/k8s_external/transfer.go sends an empty []dns.RR batch, and plugin/transfer/transfer.go indexes records[0] without checking the batch is non-empty. This issue is fixed in version 1.14.5.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 3.7 LOW (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-248
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- coredns.io Coredns < 1.14.5
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 3.7
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/coredns/coredns/commit/ab318db7b4a3a19273852ed627f54888198c8efb
- https://github.com/coredns/coredns/pull/8207
- https://github.com/coredns/coredns/releases/tag/v1.14.5
- https://github.com/coredns/coredns/security/advisories/GHSA-74w3-63xv-x9mv
- https://github.com/coredns/coredns/security/advisories/GHSA-74w3-63xv-x9mv
References
- https://github.com/coredns/coredns/commit/ab318db7b4a3a19273852ed627f54888198c8efb
- https://github.com/coredns/coredns/pull/8207
- https://github.com/coredns/coredns/releases/tag/v1.14.5
- https://github.com/coredns/coredns/security/advisories/GHSA-74w3-63xv-x9mv
- https://github.com/coredns/coredns/security/advisories/GHSA-74w3-63xv-x9mv