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Vulnerability record/PUBLISHED/Published Nov 13, 2026 19:22:22 UTC

CVE-2026-128089

dnspython is a DNS toolkit for Python. Prior to version 2.9.2, the from_text() parser for WKS records does not require the service number to be between 0 and 65535 before using it as a bitmap offset. An attacker-controlled zone file can supply a larger number, causing the service bitmap to grow to an extremely large size through inefficient repeated extension, consuming excessive memory and CPU and potentially terminating the process. Applications are affected only when they parse zone-file text whose record type and rdata are attacker controlled. This issue is fixed in version 2.9.2.

Base score7.5/ 10
SeverityHighCVSS 3.1

Exploitability / impact

CVSS metric breakdown

Vector-derived attributes
Base severityHigh
Attack vectorNetworkAV
Attack complexityLowAC
Privileges requiredNonePR
User interactionNoneUI
ScopeUnchangedS
Confidentiality impactNoneC
Integrity impactNoneI
Availability impactHighA
CVSS vector stringCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Last updatedNov 13, 2026 19:22:22 UTC
PublishedNov 13, 2026 19:22:22 UTC
ReservedNov 12, 2026 21:24:51 UTC