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SECURITY.md

Security Policy

Reporting a Vulnerability

If you discover a security vulnerability in MeshDNS, please report it privately.

Do not open a public issue. Instead, email:

📧 security@meshdns.dev

We'll acknowledge your report within 48 hours and provide a timeline for resolution within 5 business days.

Supported versions

Version Supported
latest main branch
All older versions

What to expect

  1. You submit a report via email
  2. We confirm receipt within 48 hours
  3. We investigate and determine impact
  4. We develop and test a fix
  5. We release the fix and publish an advisory
  6. We credit you in the advisory (unless you prefer anonymity)

Disclosure policy

We follow a 90-day disclosure window:

  • Fix released within 90 days of the initial report
  • Advisory published alongside the fix
  • Extensions granted by mutual agreement if more time is needed

Scope

Security issues in scope include:

  • Authentication bypass (write_key)
  • SQL injection (store layer)
  • Server-side request forgery via health probes
  • Information disclosure (write_key exposure in logs/events)
  • Denial of service (resource exhaustion)

Out of scope

  • Issues requiring physical access to the host
  • Theoretical attacks with no practical exploit
  • Social engineering
  • Issues already publicly disclosed

There aren't any published security advisories