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dnsmasq CVE-2026-4890

| EUVD-2026-29152 HIGH
2026-05-11 certcc GHSA-32px-jfgq-53xf
7.5
CVSS 3.1
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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

5
Source Code Evidence Fetched
May 11, 2026 - 19:45 vuln.today
Analysis Generated
May 11, 2026 - 19:45 vuln.today
CVSS changed
May 11, 2026 - 19:22 NVD
7.5 (HIGH)
CVE Published
May 11, 2026 - 16:47 nvd
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
May 11, 2026 - 16:47 nvd
HIGH 7.5

DescriptionNVD

A Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in the DNSSEC validation of dnsmasq allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted DNS packet.

AnalysisAI

Remote unauthenticated attackers can crash dnsmasq DNS servers via crafted packets exploiting DNSSEC validation logic. The vulnerability affects dnsmasq 2.93 with CVSS 7.5 (high severity). …

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RemediationAI

Within 24 hours: Identify all dnsmasq instances running version 2.93 and document their network location and criticality. Within 7 days: Apply vendor patch to dnsmasq version 2.92rel2 or later across all identified systems; verify patch deployment and service stability. …

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CVE-2026-4890 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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