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CVE-2020-12244

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 2.43%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-05-19 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2020-12244
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
2.43%

Original NVD Description

An issue has been found in PowerDNS Recursor 4.1.0 through 4.3.0 where records in the answer section of a NXDOMAIN response lacking an SOA were not properly validated in SyncRes::processAnswer, allowing an attacker to bypass DNSSEC validation.

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