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CVE-2024-1488VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: unbound security update

Affects Red Hat unboundSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2024-1488· High 8.0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.0 High.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 13:04 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.0High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (redhat)CVSS 3.18.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 15 Feb 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
unboundAffected
  • =1.16.2
Fixed in–
Red Hatredhat/unboundpkg:rpm/redhat/unboundOther threatsAffected
  • =1.16.2
Fixed in–

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Description

The unbound packages provide a validating, recursive, and caching DNS or DNSSEC resolver. Security Fix(es): * unbound: unrestricted reconfiguration enabled to anyone that may lead to local privilege escalation (CVE-2024-1488) * unbound: Unbounded name compression could lead to Denial of Service (CVE-2024-8508) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

References

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