CVE-2026-32936
HIGH WAF: Medium
CVSS 7.5
Published: 2026-05-05
CWE-400
CoreDNS is a DNS server that chains plugins. In versions prior to 1.14.3, the DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) GET path accepts oversized dns= query parameter values and performs URL query parsing, base64 decoding, and DNS message unpacking before rejecting the request. Unlike the POST path, which applies a bounded read via http.MaxBytesReader limited to 65536 bytes, the GET path has no equivalent size validation before expensive processing. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can repeatedly send oversized DoH GET requests to force high CPU usage, large transient memory allocations, and elevated garbage-collection pressure, leading to denial of service. This issue has been fixed in version 1.14.3.
WAF Coverage Analysis
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Medium WAF Coverage
OWASP: A05:2021 Security Misconfiguration
912xxx - DOS Protection
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| coredns.io | coredns | up to 1.14.3 |
References
- github.com (Release Notes)
- github.com (Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)