01 Record
CVE-2026-62994
CoreDNS `k8s_external` headless AXFR can emit an empty transfer batch that panics the `transfer` plugin
LowPUBLISHEDCNA: GitHub_M
CNA base score3.7 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
02 Description
CoreDNS `k8s_external` headless AXFR can emit an empty transfer batch that panics the `transfer` plugin
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.45% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 39.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 3.7 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-22.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-07-16 19:39Z3 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-07-17 11:12Z3 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-07-14
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Low (CVSS 3.7)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 1109dc1280e8a0ce1a95e183efafce210cd479f9f412d94096fc35557d14f65d
05 Affected products
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