{"id":"CVE-2025-59030","title":"An attacker can trigger the removal of cached records by sending a NOTIFY query over TCP.","summary":"An attacker can trigger the removal of cached records by sending a NOTIFY query over TCP.","severity":"high","cvss":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-276"],"vendor":"powerdns","product":"recursor","affected":["recursor >= 5.1.0, < 5.1.9","recursor >= 5.2.0, < 5.2.7","recursor >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.3"],"patched":["recursor 5.3.3"],"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-2025-59030","references":[{"url":"https://docs.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2025-08.html","label":"security@open-xchange.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00585,"epssPercentile":0.46156,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-07T20:46:46.798Z","slug":"CVE-2025-59030","body":"## Overview\n\nAn attacker can trigger the removal of cached records by sending a NOTIFY query over TCP.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `recursor >= 5.1.0, < 5.1.9`\n- `recursor >= 5.2.0, < 5.2.7`\n- `recursor >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.3`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `recursor 5.3.3`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":41,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}