CVEvulnerability

CVE-2026-50045

5.3 MEDIUM Published 2026-07-22 Modified 2026-10-24 Official page ↗
Status
Analyzed
Published
2026-07-22
Last modified
2026-10-24
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
5.3 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weaknesses
CWE-406

Description

In NLnet Labs Unbound 1.22.0 up to and including 1.25.1, a single client query for a deeply nested name under a DNSSEC-signed parent can cause Unbound to send more upstream packets per client query than the configured 'max-global-quota'. This effectively bypasses a security configuration that limits upstream amplification traffic.

Affected configurations

• nlnetlabs unbound (>= 1.22.0 < 1.25.2)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-406 Insufficient Control of Network Message Volume (Network Amplification) weakness

References