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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-14196

In PowerDNS Recursor versions up to and including 4.3.1, 4.2.2 and 4.1.16, the ACL restricting access to the internal web server is not properly enforced.

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CVEs
CVE-2020-14196
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1 Nov 2026, 08:16 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2020-14196

core-osv · Original source

Published 1 Jul 2020, 18:15 UTC

In PowerDNS Recursor versions up to and including 4.3.1, 4.2.2 and 4.1.16, the ACL restricting access to the internal web server is not properly enforced.

osv:CVE-2020-14196
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-14196",
  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "In PowerDNS Recursor versions up to and including 4.3.1, 4.2.2 and 4.1.16, the ACL restricting access to the internal web server is not properly enforced.",
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      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:31:05.177011496Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7TUNCUZNASYSTVD35QGFAI6XO2BFMQ2F/",
        "https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2020-04.html",
        "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/01/1"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 440689,
  "published_at": "2020-07-01T18:15:10.98+00:00"
}