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archivevulnerability · 17 Sep 2026 · 20:33 UTC

GHSA-9gm5-9rfh-m6vx: CoreDNS DoH/DoQ/gRPC bypass UPDATE rejection enforced on UDP/TCP

VULNCVE-2026-86003source · GTH
HIGHHigh-risk vulnerability — CVSS 7.5

last 60 dispatches · spectrum

### Summary CoreDNS accepted [RFC 2136](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2136) UPDATE messages over DoH, DoH3, DoQ, and DNS-over-gRPC, then allowed the `proxy`/`forward` plugin to send them unchanged to an upstream DNS server. UDP, TCP, and DoT rejected the same opcode before plugin dispatch. If an update-capable upstream trusts CoreDNS's source address or authenticated connection instead of requiring end-to-end TSIG, an unauthenticated client can use CoreDNS to add, replace, or delete DNS records. …

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