Today, we are releasing three new versions of the PowerDNS Authoritative Server.
These 4.9.16, 5.0.6 and 5.1.2 versions provide fixes for the following PowerDNS Security Advisory: PowerDNS Security Advisory 2026-07: Insufficient input validation of internal web server
A detailed list of changes can be found in the Changelogs (4.9.16, 5.0.6 & 5.1.2).
Please make sure to read the Upgrade Notes before upgrading.
The tarballs (4.9.16, 5.0.6 & 5.1.2) and their signatures (4.9.16, 5.0.6 & 5.1.2) are available at downloads.powerdns.com. Packages for various distributions are available from repo.powerdns.com.
Please send us all feedback and issues you might have via the mailing list, or in case of a bug, via GitHub.