Hickory DNS hickory-proto 0.25.0-alpha.3 through 0.25.2 and hickory-net 0.26.0-alpha.1 before 0.26.2 contain a DNSSEC validation flaw in DnssecDnsHandle that accepts NSEC3-signed NODATA responses for zone-apex queries as secure without an NSEC3 record matching the hashed QNAME. On-path attackers or malicious authoritative servers can replay a validly signed non-apex NSEC3 with the zone's signed SOA to serve an authenticated (AD=1) denial of any apex RRtype for the negative-cache TTL.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low

Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

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No CVSS v2

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Vendor Product Default status Versions
hickory-dns hickory-dns unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0.25.0-alpha.3 affected ≤ 0.25.2
hickory-dns hickory-dns unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0.26.0-alpha.1 affected < 0.26.2
0.26.2 unaffected —

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References
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https://github.com/hickory-dns/hickory-dns/security/advisories/GHSA-3jvh-8vj5-65rq cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hickory-dns-hickory-proto-0.25.0-alpha.3-through-0.25.2-nsec3-apex-nodata-validation-bypass cve-icon cve-icon
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Sun, 08 Nov 2026 01:45:00 +0000

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Description Hickory DNS hickory-proto 0.25.0-alpha.3 through 0.25.2 and hickory-net 0.26.0-alpha.1 before 0.26.2 contain a DNSSEC validation flaw in DnssecDnsHandle that accepts NSEC3-signed NODATA responses for zone-apex queries as secure without an NSEC3 record matching the hashed QNAME. On-path attackers or malicious authoritative servers can replay a validly signed non-apex NSEC3 with the zone's signed SOA to serve an authenticated (AD=1) denial of any apex RRtype for the negative-cache TTL.
Title Hickory DNS hickory-proto 0.25.0-alpha.3 through 0.25.2 NSEC3 Apex NODATA Validation Bypass
Weaknesses CWE-358
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-08T01:38:28.487Z

Reserved: 2026-11-06T01:00:16.506Z

Link: CVE-2026-123600

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-08T02:16:54.640

Modified: 2026-11-08T02:16:54.640

Link: CVE-2026-123600

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-08T03:00:13Z

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