CoreDNS ACL Bypass
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cve-program · CVE-2026-26017
PublishedCoreDNS is a DNS server that chains plugins. Prior to version 1.14.2, a logical vulnerability in CoreDNS allows DNS access controls to be bypassed due to the default execution order of plugins. Security plugins such as acl are evaluated before the rewrite plugin, resulting in a Time-of-Check Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) flaw. This issue has been patched in version 1.14.2.
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- 6 Mar 2026 15:36:15 UTC
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- 15 Jul 2026 01:15:36 UTC
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- 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC
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CVSS 3.1 · 7.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
euvd · EUVD-2026-10042
PublishedCoreDNS is a DNS server that chains plugins. Prior to version 1.14.2, a logical vulnerability in CoreDNS allows DNS access controls to be bypassed due to the default execution order of plugins. Security plugins such as acl are evaluated before the rewrite plugin, resulting in a Time-of-Check Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) flaw. This issue has been patched in version 1.14.2.
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datePublished: Mar 6, 2026, 3:36:15 PM
dateUpdated: Jul 15, 2026, 1:15:36 AM
7 related source bulletins · separate from aliases
RHSA-2026:25127: Red Hat Security Advisory: Submariner v0.21 security fixes and container updates
CVE-2024-25621 · CVE-2025-61726 · CVE-2025-61728 · CVE-2025-61729 · CVE-2025-68121 · CVE-2025-68151 · CVE-2026-21441 · CVE-2026-25679 · CVE-2026-26017 · CVE-2026-26018 · CVE-2026-32280 · CVE-2026-32936 · CVE-2026-33186 · CVE-2026-34986 · CVE-2026-35579
RHSA-2026:8151: Red Hat Security Advisory: Submariner v0.22 security fixes and container updates
CVE-2025-61726 · CVE-2025-61728 · CVE-2025-61729 · CVE-2025-68121 · CVE-2025-68151 · CVE-2026-21441 · CVE-2026-25679 · CVE-2026-26017 · CVE-2026-26018 · CVE-2026-27137 · CVE-2026-33186
WID-SEC-W-2026-0627: CoreDNS: Mehrere Schwachstellen
CVE-2026-26017 · CVE-2026-26018
openSUSE-SU-2026:20619-1: Security update for coredns
CVE-2025-61726 · CVE-2025-61728 · CVE-2025-61731 · CVE-2025-68119 · CVE-2025-68121 · CVE-2026-26017 · CVE-2026-26018
openSUSE-SU-2026:10297-1: coredns-1.14.2-1.1 on GA media
CVE-2026-26017 · CVE-2026-26018
RHSA-2026:36873: Red Hat Security Advisory: Submariner v0.20 security fixes and container updates
CVE-2025-47950 · CVE-2025-59530 · CVE-2025-61726 · CVE-2025-61729 · CVE-2025-68121 · CVE-2025-68151 · CVE-2026-26017 · CVE-2026-26018 · CVE-2026-44740 · CVE-2026-53488 · CVE-2026-53492
msrc_CVE-2026-26017: CoreDNS ACL Bypass
CVE-2026-26017
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- Mar 6, 2026, 3:36:15 PM (timezone not stated)
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- Jul 15, 2026, 1:15:36 AM (timezone not stated)
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- 15 Nov 2026 12:06:13 UTC
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EUVD CVSS 3.1 · 7.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvd · CVE-2026-26017
PublishedCoreDNS is a DNS server that chains plugins. Prior to version 1.14.2, a logical vulnerability in CoreDNS allows DNS access controls to be bypassed due to the default execution order of plugins. Security plugins such as acl are evaluated before the rewrite plugin, resulting in a Time-of-Check Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) flaw. This issue has been patched in version 1.14.2.
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Source analysis status: Modified
Weakness classifications: CWE-367
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published: 2026-03-06T16:16:10.397
lastModified: 2026-07-15T02:18:59.347
1 source CPE criteria · context only
- cpe:2.3:a:coredns.io:coredns:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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- Source published
- 6 Mar 2026 16:16:10 UTC
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- 15 Jul 2026 02:18:59 UTC
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- 25 Oct 2026 06:17:22 UTC
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CVSS 3.1 · [email protected] · Secondary · 7.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.1 · [email protected] · Primary · 6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.1 · 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c · Secondary · 7.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
osv · GHSA-c9v3-4pv7-87pr
PublishedA logical vulnerability in CoreDNS allows DNS access controls to be bypassed due to the default execution order of plugins. Security plugins such as acl are evaluated before the rewrite plugin, resulting in a Time-of-Check Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) flaw. ### Impact In multi-tenant Kubernetes clusters, this flaw undermines DNS-based segmentation strategies. Example scenario: 1. ACL blocks access to *.admin.svc.cluster.local 2. A rewrite rule maps public-name → admin.svc.cluster.local 3. An unprivileged pod queries public-name 4. ACL allows the request 5. Rewrite exposes the internal admin service IP This allows unauthorized service discovery and reconnaissance of restricted internal infrastructure. ### Patches _Has the problem been patched? What versions should users upgrade to?_ ### Workarounds - Reorder the default plugin.cfg so that: - rewrite and other normalization plugins run before acl, opa, and firewall - Ensure all access control checks are applied after name normalization.
- Source published
- 6 Mar 2026 18:04:00 UTC
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- 10 Sep 2026 03:50:38 UTC
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- 24 Oct 2026 13:19:41 UTC
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- GitHub Advisory Database · CC-BY-4.0
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CVSS_V3 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Publisher rating · HIGH
osv · GO-2026-4630
PublishedCoreDNS ACL Bypass in github.com/coredns/coredns
- Source published
- 10 Mar 2026 18:28:10 UTC
- Source modified
- 23 Mar 2026 04:53:18 UTC
- Saved here
- 24 Oct 2026 13:19:41 UTC
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- OSV · upstream source license applies
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