Published Jul 22, 2026Sources checked Oct 28, 2026
6.5MEDIUMCVSS out of 10
What this means
Review the available evidence
CVE-2026-50248 and is rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 6.5. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.
What to do next
Remediation and response
Microsoft Security Response Center guidance
Vendor revision: Jul 23, 2026
CBL-Mariner Releases
Vendor-listed releases
1.25.2-1
CISA KEVNot listedBased on the latest collected catalog
EPSS0.1%Estimated 30-day exploitation probability
Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field
Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships
Overview
What is CVE-2026-50248?
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.