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TI-2023-26858 Aliases CVE-2023-49203GHSA-qc32-xfvc-33fg

Technitium 11.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bandwidth…

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-406Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Technitium 11.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bandwidth amplification) because the DNSBomb manipulation causes accumulation of low-rate DNS queries such that there is a large-sized response in a burst of traffic.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00648 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:technitium:dnsserver:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.5.3VulnerableTechnitium
  • cpe:2.3:a:technitium:dnsserver:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.5.3 Vulnerable ·Technitium

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-49203
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qc32-xfvc-33fg
  3. 2026-10-18 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

  • TI-2025-32106 An issue in Technitium DNS Server v.13.5 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-12997 An issue was discovered in Technitium through 11.0.2. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-37117 An issue in Technitium through v13.2.2 enables attackers to conduct a DNS cache poisoning… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-12996 An issue was discovered in Technitium through 11.0.2. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-12994 An issue was discovered in Technitium 11.0.2. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-12998 An issue was discovered in Technitium through 11.0.3. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources