# Authoritative vulnerabilities

> Authoritative is made by Powerdns. We track 20 published vulnerabilities listed under that exact name, across 91 versions. None of them is on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. Powerdns lists newer releases under their own names, such as Authoritative Server, so check those pages too.

Canonical page: https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/powerdns/authoritative

## At a glance

- **Made by:** [Powerdns](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/powerdns)
- **Published vulnerabilities:** 20
- **Known to be exploited:** 0 (listed under the name Authoritative)
- **Versions tracked:** 91

## Is Authoritative listed under other names?

Powerdns also lists Authoritative under more specific names, such as Authoritative Server. Flaws listed only under those names are counted on their own pages, not here.

- [Authoritative Server](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/powerdns/authoritative_server): 7 published vulnerabilities

## Which Authoritative vulnerabilities are being exploited?

None of Authoritative's published vulnerabilities is on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. We keep watching that list.

## Which Authoritative flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast (the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days):

- [CVE-2015-1868](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2015-1868): 82%, High (CVSS 7.8)
- [CVE-2015-5311](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2015-5311): 67%, Medium (CVSS 5.0)
- [CVE-2016-5427](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2016-5427): 63%, High (CVSS 7.5)
- [CVE-2016-5426](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2016-5426): 31%, High (CVSS 7.5)
- [CVE-2015-5470](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2015-5470): 11%, High (CVSS 7.8)
- [CVE-2015-5230](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2015-5230): 9.0%, High (CVSS 7.5)
- [CVE-2016-7068](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2016-7068): 7.3%, High (CVSS 7.5)
- [CVE-2016-7072](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2016-7072): 6.2%, High (CVSS 7.5)
- [CVE-2018-10851](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2018-10851): 6.0%, High (CVSS 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-24697](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2020-24697): 4.4%, High (CVSS 7.5)

## Questions

### How many vulnerabilities does Authoritative have?

We track 20 published vulnerabilities listed under the name Authoritative, across 91 versions.

### Which Authoritative vulnerabilities are being exploited?

None of Authoritative's vulnerabilities is on the list of flaws known to be exploited today.

### Why are newer Authoritative flaws missing from this page?

Powerdns also lists Authoritative under more specific names, such as Authoritative Server. Flaws listed only under those names are counted on their own pages, not here. Open the release you run to see its own list.

### How do I get alerts for Authoritative?

Create a Precursor Intelligence account and track Authoritative. We match it against every published flaw, give each one a risk score from 0 to 100 and keep watching, so you hear about new ones as soon as we know, by email, in the app or by webhook.

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