VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-14196
In PowerDNS Recursor versions up to and including 4.3.1, 4.2.2 and 4.1.16, the ACL restricting access to the internal web server is not properly enforced.
MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 1.70%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.70%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In PowerDNS Recursor versions up to and including 4.3.1, 4.2.2 and 4.1.16, the ACL restricting access to the internal web server is not properly enforced.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.70% probability · 77th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-863
- Affected
- powerdns/recursor
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00043.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00042.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00044.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00036.html
- https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2020-04.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7TUNCUZNASYSTVD35QGFAI6XO2BFMQ2F/
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/01/1Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00043.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00042.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00044.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00036.html
- https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2020-04.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7TUNCUZNASYSTVD35QGFAI6XO2BFMQ2F/
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/01/1Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.