{"id":"CVE-2025-59029","title":"An attacker can trigger an assertion failure by requesting crafted DNS records, waiting for them to be inserted into the records cache, then send a query with qtype set to ANY.","summary":"An attacker can trigger an assertion failure by requesting crafted DNS records, waiting for them to be inserted into the records cache, then send a query with qtype set to ANY.","severity":"medium","cvss":5.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","cwe":["CWE-617"],"vendor":"powerdns","product":"recursor","affected":["recursor = 5.3.0","recursor = 5.3.1"],"published":"2025-12-09","updated":"2026-10-07","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-07T20:10:01.970","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59029","references":[{"url":"https://docs.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2025-07.html","label":"security@open-xchange.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00374,"epssPercentile":0.2918,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-07T20:46:46.798Z","slug":"CVE-2025-59029","body":"## Overview\n\nAn attacker can trigger an assertion failure by requesting crafted DNS records, waiting for them to be inserted into the records cache, then send a query with qtype set to ANY.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `recursor = 5.3.0`\n- `recursor = 5.3.1`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":29,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":29.2,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}