Is CVE-2026-24028 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-24028 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-24028?

CVE-2026-24028 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-24028?

CVE-2026-24028 has an EPSS score of 1.03% (59th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-24028?

Upgrade dnsdist on debian 13 to 1.9.14-0+deb13u1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-24028

MEDIUM

5.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An attacker might be able to trigger an out-of-bounds read by sending a crafted DNS response packet, when custom Lua code uses newDNSPacketOverlay to parse DNS packets. The out-of-bounds read might trigger a crash, leading to a denial of service, or access unrelated memory, leading to potential information disclosure.

CWE-126Buffer Over-read

How to fix

Remediation Available

dnsdistDebian

Fixed in:1.9.14-0+deb13u1CVE-2026-24028

Fixed in:2.0.3-1CVE-2026-24028

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

1.03%probability of exploitation in 30 days

59thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 59% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

dnsdist.org

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-14.