CVE intelligence

CVE-2026-4890

Vulnerability intelligence

Published May 11, 2026Sources checked Sep 27, 2026

7.5HIGHCVSS out of 10

What this means

Review the available evidence

CVE-2026-4890 and is rated High severity with a CVSS score of 7.5. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.

CISA KEVNot listedBased on the latest collected catalog

EPSS1.1%Estimated 30-day exploitation probability

Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field

Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships

Overview

What is CVE-2026-4890?

A Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in the DNSSEC validation of dnsmasq allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted DNS packet.