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CVE-2026-4891
HIGH

CVE-2026-4891

Published May 11, 2026 · Updated Nov 3, 2026

Severity · CVSSHIGH · Not scored
Known exploitationNot listed
EPSS / likelihood6.41%
QFinch risk scoreNot available

Original summary

Normalized public record · Updated Nov 3, 2026

CVE-2026-4891

Publisher and source text is retained separately from QFinch interpretation.

QFinch assessment

A heap-based out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the DNSSEC validation of dnsmasq allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted DNS packet.

Evidence: public source records

Affected products

Affected scope reported by the available public evidence
Affected package, product or rangeFix status
Consult the referenced vendor advisory for affected versions.Consult source advisory

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Remediation

Apply the vendor-supported fixed release or mitigation, then verify the affected component is no longer reachable.

  1. Confirm the affected product and reachable code path exist in your environment.
  2. Apply the vendor-supported patch or mitigation from the primary advisory.
  3. Rescan the exact deployed revision and retain verification evidence.
Review primary references

Evidence coverage

FIRST-EPSSCVE-LIST-V5
SSVC priority
LOW
Confidence
Not available
Aliases
None reported

Scores appear only when corresponding evidence exists. Missing data is never interpreted as zero risk.

Sources and record history

  1. lists.thekelleys.org.uk ↗
  2. www.kb.cert.org ↗
  3. thekelleys.org.uk ↗
  4. Source repository ↗
  5. Source repository ↗
  6. Source repository ↗
  7. access.redhat.com ↗
  8. access.redhat.com ↗
  9. access.redhat.com ↗
  10. access.redhat.com ↗
  11. access.redhat.com ↗
  12. access.redhat.com ↗

Record history

Published May 11, 2026 · Last refreshed Nov 3, 2026

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