CVE-2026-50243CWE-348

'response-ip'/'rpz' can rewrite BOGUS answers instead of returning SERVFAIL

Medium · published July 22, 2026

CVSS v4.0
6.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
1.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In NLnet Labs Unbound 1.6.2 up to and including 1.25.1, when Unbound is configured with the 'respip' module in front of the validator together with a 'response-ip' redirect rule or an RPZ file with an RPZ-IP trigger, the rewriting handler does not check the security status of the upstream answer and can instead rewrite a BOGUS A/AAAA answer to point to an operator's configured IP. If the validator finds an expired or otherwise invalid RRSIG on an answer whose A record falls within a 'response-ip'/RPZ configuration, the answer is still rewritten and given a hard coded security level of INSECURE. This results in the client receiving an INSECURE NOERROR reply rewritten by the operator's configured IP. A malicious actor can exploit the possible poisonous effect by spoofing a BOGUS A/AAAA answer that falls inside the operator's configured subnet rewrites. Such DNSSEC protected answers are then insecurely redirected to the operator's configured target.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
6.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N
EPSS
0.00109 · 1.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-348 · Use of Less Trusted Source
Published
2026-07-22T13:08Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 JUL 13:08Z
    'response-ip'/'rpz' can rewrite BOGUS answers instead of returning SERVFAIL
    cvelistv5