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Medium 5.3Published Jun 25, 2026
CVE-2026-42390ZONEMD validation can be bypassed
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An invalid zone might pass ZONEMD validation while it should not. This is only relevant if ZoneToCache is configured with ZONEMD validation.
- CVSS
- 5.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- OX
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Jun 25, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
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