Red Hat Security Advisory: unbound security update
Affects Red Hat unboundSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.0 High.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 13:04 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (redhat) | CVSS 3.1 | 8.0 |
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 15 Feb 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| unbound | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Red Hatredhat/unboundpkg:rpm/redhat/unboundOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
The unbound packages provide a validating, recursive, and caching DNS or DNSSEC resolver. Security Fix(es): * A vulnerability was found in Unbound due to incorrect default permissions, allowing any process outside the unbound group to modify the unbound runtime configuration. The default combination of the "control-use-cert: no" option with either explicit or implicit use of an IP address in the "control-interface" option could allow improper access. If a process can connect over localhost to port 8953, it can alter the configuration of unbound.service. This flaw allows an unprivileged local process to manipulate a running instance, potentially altering forwarders, allowing them to track all queries forwarded by the local resolver, and, in some cases, disrupting resolving altogether. To mitigate the vulnerability, a new file "/etc/unbound/conf.d/remote-control.conf" has been added and included in the main unbound configuration file, "unbound.conf". The file contains two directives that should limit access to unbound.conf: control-interface: "/run/unbound/control" control-use-cert: "yes" For details about these directives, run "man unbound.conf". Updating to the version of unbound provided by this advisory should, in most cases, address the vulnerability. To verify that your configuration is not vulnerable, use the "unbound-control status | grep control" command. If the output contains "control(ssl)" or "control(namedpipe)", your configuration is not vulnerable. If the command output returns only "control", the configuration is vulnerable because it does not enforce access only to the unbound group members. To fix your configuration, add the line "include: /etc/unbound/conf.d/remote-control.conf" to the end of the file "/etc/unbound/unbound.conf". If you use a custom "/etc/unbound/conf.d/remote-control.conf" file, add the new directives to this file. (CVE-2024-1488) 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.