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CVE-2026-50252VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: unbound security update

Affects Red Hat unboundSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-50252· Medium 5.7

Public exploit available · CVSS 5.7 Medium : upgrade the Red Hat redhat/unbound package to 10.2.5 as a priority.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:55 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
5.7Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 6% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 10.2.5
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:H/E:P/U:Amber

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 22 Jul 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: evidence found.

    CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public

  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), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade the Red Hat redhat/unbound package to 10.2.5.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hatredhat/unboundpkg:rpm/redhat/unboundOther threatsAffected
  • >=10 <10.2.5
Fixed in
  • 10.2.5
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTSunboundpkg:deb/ubuntu/unbound?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trustyOther threatsAffected
  • 1.4.20-1 – 1.4.22-1ubuntu4.14.04.3+esm4
15 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTSunboundpkg:deb/ubuntu/unbound?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/xenialOther threatsAffected
  • 1.4.22-1ubuntu6 – 1.5.8-1ubuntu1.1+esm4
9 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTSunboundpkg:deb/ubuntu/unbound?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionicOther threatsAffected
  • 1.6.5-1 – 1.6.7-1ubuntu2.6+esm5
15 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTSunboundpkg:deb/ubuntu/unbound?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/focalOther threatsAffected
  • 1.9.0-2ubuntu1 – 1.9.4-2ubuntu1.11+esm2
15 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSunboundpkg:deb/ubuntu/unbound?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threatsAffected
  • 1.13.1-1ubuntu1 – 1.13.1-1ubuntu5.16
17 affected builds
Fixed in–

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Description

The unbound packages provide a validating, recursive, and caching DNS or DNSSEC resolver. Security Fix(es): * unbound: Unbound: DNS cache poisoning via UDP source port predictability (CVE-2026-50252) 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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