CVE-2026-42390 (GCVE-0-2026-42390)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-25 13:01 – Updated: 2026-06-25 14:25
VLAI
Title
ZONEMD validation can be bypassed
Summary
An invalid zone might pass ZONEMD validation while it should not. This is only relevant if ZoneToCache is configured with ZONEMD validation.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- Improper Input Validation
- CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
Date Public
2026-06-24 22:00
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