# CVE-2026-123584: Hickory-DNS 0.26.0 before 0.26.2 UDP Client Denial of Service via Spoofed Responses

Affects hickory-net 0.26.0 through 0.26.1 when the client UDP connection receives a malformed datagram while awaiting a name server reply. Fixed in 0.26.2.

- Severity: CVSS 8.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Unclear
- Fixed in: 0.26.2
- Published: 2026-11-08 · Updated: 2026-11-08

CVE-2026-123584 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 8.2 (high) and affects hickory-dns; fixed in 0.26.2.

## Affected

- hickory-dns: from 0.26.0, fixed in 0.26.2

## Description

The hickory-net crate in Hickory DNS 0.26.0 before 0.26.2 stops listening and returns an error when a client UDP connection receives a datagram that cannot be parsed as a DNS message. Remote attackers who guess the query's source port, without knowing the transaction ID, can spoof malformed responses to abort client queries, causing denial of service.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on hickory-dns, upgrade to a fixed version (0.26.2) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-123584 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-123584

### What does this mean?

When a client's UDP connection is waiting for a reply from a name server and receives an unparseable datagram, it stops listening, which aborts the client's queries. The advisory describes this as a denial of service that a remote attacker can trigger by spoofing malformed responses.

Source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hickory-dns-0.26.0-before-0.26.2-udp-client-denial-of-service-via-spoofed-responses, https://github.com/hickory-dns/hickory-dns/security/advisories/GHSA-v44v-c8m4-gc43

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-123584?

hickory-dns: from 0.26.0 before 0.26.2.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-123584

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

The advisory lists hickory-net versions 0.26.0 through 0.26.1 as affected, with the fix in 0.26.2. To check an installed version, look at the hickory-net version in the build or dependency manifest.

Source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hickory-dns-0.26.0-before-0.26.2-udp-client-denial-of-service-via-spoofed-responses, https://github.com/hickory-dns/hickory-dns/security/advisories/GHSA-v44v-c8m4-gc43

### How do I fix CVE-2026-123584?

Upgrade to hickory-net 0.26.2, which is the fixed version named in the advisory.

Source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hickory-dns-0.26.0-before-0.26.2-udp-client-denial-of-service-via-spoofed-responses, https://github.com/hickory-dns/hickory-dns/security/advisories/GHSA-v44v-c8m4-gc43

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/hickory-dns/hickory-dns/security/advisories/GHSA-v44v-c8m4-gc43
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hickory-dns-0.26.0-before-0.26.2-udp-client-denial-of-service-via-spoofed-responses

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