CVE-2026-50248CWE-345

BOGUS configured primary hostname accepted for XFR in auth/rpz zones

Medium · published July 22, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
2.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In NLnet Labs Unbound 1.7.0 up to and including 1.25.1, when an auth/rpz zone has a configured primary hostname that resolves to BOGUS A/AAAA, it is still considered as a possible XFR endpoint. A malicious actor that can spoof the hostname's A/AAAA record (no valid RRSIG required) becomes the zone's XFR primary and can replaces the entire zone/the resolver's entire response policy.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00134 · 2.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-345 · Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
Published
2026-07-22T13:08Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 JUL 13:08Z
    BOGUS configured primary hostname accepted for XFR in auth/rpz zones
    cvelistv5