PowerDNS-Admin before 2026.11.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the applyrecords handler for /admin/template/ /apply that…
CVE-2026-125378
PowerDNS-Admin before 2026.11.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the applyrecords handler for /admin/template/ /apply that lets any authenticated User-role account modify shared zone templates. Attackers can replace a template's record set by name, injecting attacker-chosen NS, MX, A or CNAME records into every zone later created from it.
Assessment
- CVSS
- 5.3 (v4.0)
- Severity
- Medium
- Known exploited
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Exploit availability
- Nothing found in Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or public PoC repositories
- Published
- 9 November 2026
- Last updated
- 9 November 2026
- Affected
- PowerDNS-Admin · PowerDNS-Admin
- Assigner
- VulnCheck
CVSS vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
At the source
References
- https://github.com/PowerDNS-Admin/PowerDNS-Admin/issues/1941
- https://github.com/PowerDNS-Admin/PowerDNS-Admin
- https://github.com/PowerDNS-Admin/PowerDNS-Admin/blob/v2026.08.1/powerdnsadmin/routes/admin.py#L1683-L1687
- https://github.com/PowerDNS-Admin/PowerDNS-Admin/commit/baa0a19730798dfac3dd6c2bdfad8616a80bc17a
- https://github.com/PowerDNS-Admin/PowerDNS-Admin/releases/tag/v2026.11.0
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/powerdns-admin-before-2026.11.0-missing-authorization-via-template-apply-endpoint
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