CVE-2026-4890
A Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in the DNSSEC validation of dnsmasq allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted DNS packet.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 1.07%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 64
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access85 % - Impacto principal
T1499Endpoint Denial of Serviceimpact90 %
Vector AV:N/PR:N/UI:N indica red sin privilegios. Paquete DNS artesanal causa DoS (denegación de servicio) en dnsmasq remoto, típico de T1499.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
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Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
CWE
- CWE-835
Referencias
- https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/519082
- https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/519093
- https://github.com/pi-hole/FTL/releases/tag/v6.6.2
- https://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2026q2/018471.html
- https://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CVE/
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/471747
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19158
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19373
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20589
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34508
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40762
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4890
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2458516
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-4890.json
JSON original (NVD)
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