# Powerdns vulnerabilities

> Powerdns has 65 published vulnerabilities across 7 products in our catalogue. None of them is on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The most affected product is Recursor, with 34. If you run Powerdns software, patch the exploited flaws first.

Canonical page: https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/powerdns

## At a glance

- **Published vulnerabilities:** 65
- **Known to be exploited:** 0
- **Products:** 7
- **Versions:** 391

## Which Powerdns products have the most vulnerabilities?

- [Recursor](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/powerdns/recursor): 34 published vulnerabilities, 170 versions
- [Authoritative](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/powerdns/authoritative): 20 published vulnerabilities, 91 versions
- [Authoritative Server](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/powerdns/authoritative_server): 7 published vulnerabilities, 31 versions
- [Powerdns](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/powerdns/powerdns): 7 published vulnerabilities, 41 versions
- [Dnsdist](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/powerdns/dnsdist): 3 published vulnerabilities, 44 versions
- [Powerdns Recursor](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/powerdns/powerdns_recursor): 2 published vulnerabilities, 2 versions
- [Pdns](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/powerdns/pdns): 1 published vulnerability, 12 versions

Each product page lists its own known-exploited flaws.

## Which Powerdns vulnerabilities are being exploited?

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

## Which Powerdns 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-2023-50387](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2023-50387): >99%, High (CVSS 7.5)
- [CVE-2015-1868](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2015-1868): 82%, High (CVSS 7.8)
- [CVE-2014-8601](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2014-8601): 69%, Medium (CVSS 5.0)
- [CVE-2015-5311](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2015-5311): 67%, Medium (CVSS 5.0)
- [CVE-2021-36754](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2021-36754): 65%, High (CVSS 7.5)
- [CVE-2016-5427](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2016-5427): 63%, High (CVSS 7.5)
- [CVE-2018-16855](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2018-16855): 59%, High (CVSS 7.5)
- [CVE-2017-15120](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2017-15120): 51%, High (CVSS 7.5)
- [CVE-2016-5426](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2016-5426): 31%, High (CVSS 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-10030](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2020-10030): 24%, High (CVSS 8.8)

## All Powerdns products we track

7 products with at least one tracked version, most vulnerabilities first:

- [Recursor](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/powerdns/recursor): 34 vulnerabilities, 170 versions
- [Authoritative](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/powerdns/authoritative): 20 vulnerabilities, 91 versions
- [Authoritative Server](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/powerdns/authoritative_server): 7 vulnerabilities, 31 versions
- [Powerdns](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/powerdns/powerdns): 7 vulnerabilities, 41 versions
- [Dnsdist](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/powerdns/dnsdist): 3 vulnerabilities, 44 versions
- [Powerdns Recursor](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/powerdns/powerdns_recursor): 2 vulnerabilities, 2 versions
- [Pdns](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/powerdns/pdns): 1 vulnerability, 12 versions

## Questions

### How many vulnerabilities does Powerdns have?

Our catalogue lists 65 published vulnerabilities across 7 products and 391 versions from Powerdns.

### Which Powerdns vulnerabilities are being exploited?

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

### Which Powerdns product has the most vulnerabilities?

Recursor, with 34 published vulnerabilities. Its own page lists the ones known to be exploited.

### How do I get alerts for new Powerdns vulnerabilities?

Create a Precursor Intelligence account and track the Powerdns products you run. We match them against every published flaw, give each one a risk score from 0 to 100 and tell you as soon as we spot one that affects you, by email, in the app or by webhook.

## Running Powerdns?

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