Apache Traffic Server up to 8.1.9/9.2.14/10.1.3 DNS Answer Parsing out-of-bounds

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache Traffic Server up to 8.1.9/9.2.14/10.1.3. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component DNS Answer Parsing. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-58160. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache Traffic Server up to 8.1.9/9.2.14/10.1.3. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component DNS Answer Parsing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Apache Traffic Server reads out of bounds while parsing DNS answers. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server: from 8.0.0 through 8.1.9, from 9.0.0 through 9.2.14, from 10.0.0 through 10.1.3. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.2.15 or 10.1.4, which fix the issue.

The advisory is shared at lists.apache.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-58160 since 06/29/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/29/2026).

Upgrading to version 9.2.15 or 10.1.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Vendor

• Apache

Name

• Traffic Server

Version

• 8.1.0
• 8.1.1
• 8.1.2
• 8.1.3
• 8.1.4
• 8.1.5
• 8.1.6
• 8.1.7
• 8.1.8
• 8.1.9
• 9.2.0
• 9.2.1
• 9.2.2
• 9.2.3
• 9.2.4
• 9.2.5
• 9.2.6
• 9.2.7
• 9.2.8
• 9.2.9
• 9.2.10
• 9.2.11
• 9.2.12
• 9.2.13
• 9.2.14
• 10.1.0
• 10.1.1
• 10.1.2
• 10.1.3

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.apache.org/

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