Description
When the early_acl_drop (earlyACLDrop in Lua) option is disabled (default is enabled) on a DNS over HTTPs frontend using the nghttp2 provider, the ACL check is skipped, allowing all clients to send DoH queries regardless of the configured ACL.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 6.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| PowerDNS | DNSdist | >= 1.9.0, < 1.9.12; >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.3 |
References
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 31, 2026
- Last modified
- Jul 25, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed