CVE-2026-32936CWE-400

CoreDNS DoH GET path missing size validation causes CPU and memory amplification

High · published May 5, 2026

CVSS v4.0
8.7
EPSS
1%
Percentile
48.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
8.7 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00614 · 48.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Published
2026-05-05T19:07Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 05 MAY 19:07Z
    CoreDNS DoH GET path missing size validation causes CPU and memory amplification
    cvelistv5