CoreDNS Loop Detection Denial of Service Vulnerability (coredns coredns)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 1.16 % · percentile 67 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
CoreDNS is a DNS server that chains plugins. Prior to version 1.14.2, a denial of service vulnerability exists in CoreDNS's loop detection plugin that allows an attacker to crash the DNS server by sending specially crafted DNS queries. The vulnerability stems from the use of a predictable pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) for generating a secret query name, combined with a fatal error handler that terminates the entire process. This issue has been patched in version 1.14.2.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-337 — Predictable Seed in Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)
- CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
- CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
- CWE-1241 — Use of Predictable Algorithm in Random Number Generator
References
- https://github.com/coredns/coredns/security/advisories/GHSA-h75p-j8xm-m278
- https://github.com/coredns/coredns/releases/tag/v1.14.2
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-26018
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2445242
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-26018.json
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36873
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25127
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8151
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | redhat-SADP |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-h75p-j8xm-m278 — CoreDNS Loop Detection Denial of Service Vulnerability
- GO-2026-4635 — CoreDNS Loop Detection Denial of Service Vulnerability in github.com/coredns/coredns
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-10043
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-26018
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0299 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Microsoft · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:coredns.io:coredns:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 1.14.2
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| coredns · coredns | affected < 1.14.2 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |