'response-ip'/'rpz' can rewrite BOGUS answers instead of returning SERVFAIL
CVE-2026-50243 is fixed in 12 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-50243, released July 28, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
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.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| python3-unbound · amzn 2023 | 1.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.13 | ALAS2023-2026-2033 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| python3-unbound-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.13 | ALAS2023-2026-2033 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| unbound · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 1.26.1-0+deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-50243 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| unbound · Debian 14 | 1.25.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-50243 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| unbound · amzn 2023 | 1.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.13 | ALAS2023-2026-2033 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| unbound · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 1.25.2-160000.1.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21550-1 | Aug 10, 2026 |
| unbound · sles 15.6 | 1.25.2-150600.23.19.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3885-1 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| unbound · sles 15.7 | 1.25.2-150600.23.19.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3885-1 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| unbound · sles 16.0 | 1.25.2-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23226-1 | Aug 10, 2026 |
| unbound-anchor · amzn 2023 | 1.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.13 | ALAS2023-2026-2033 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| unbound-anchor-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.13 | ALAS2023-2026-2033 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| unbound-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.13 | ALAS2023-2026-2033 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| unbound-debugsource · amzn 2023 | 1.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.13 | ALAS2023-2026-2033 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| unbound-devel · amzn 2023 | 1.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.13 | ALAS2023-2026-2033 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| unbound-libs · amzn 2023 | 1.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.13 | ALAS2023-2026-2033 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| unbound-libs-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.13 | ALAS2023-2026-2033 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| unbound-utils · amzn 2023 | 1.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.13 | ALAS2023-2026-2033 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| unbound-utils-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.13 | ALAS2023-2026-2033 | Aug 3, 2026 |
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