NLnet Labs Unbound up to and including version 1.24.1 is vulnerable to possible domain hijack attacks. Promiscuous NS RRSets that complement positive DNS replies in the authority section can be used to trick resolvers to update their delegation information for the zone. Usually these RRSets are used to update the resolver's knowledge of the zone's name servers. A malicious actor can exploit the possible poisonous effect by injecting NS RRSets (and possibly their respective address records) in a reply. This could be done for example by trying to spoof a packet or fragmentation attacks. Unbound would then proceed to update the NS RRSet data it already has since the new data has enough trust for it, i.e., in-zone data for the delegation point. Unbound 1.24.1 includes a fix that scrubs unsolicited NS RRSets (and their respective address records) from replies mitigating the possible poison effect. Unbound 1.24.2 includes an additional fix that scrubs unsolicited NS RRSets (and their respective address records) from YXDOMAIN and non-referral nodata replies, further mitigating the possible poison effect.
CVE-2025-11411
This medium-severity CVE scores 5.7 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 76% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 5.7
- EG Score
- 5.7(medium)
- EG Risk
- 26(Track)EG Risk 26/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity57% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS
- 24.1%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
October 22, 2025
Last Modified
April 15, 2026
References (4)
- sep@nlnetlabshttps://www.nlnetlabs.nl/downloads/unbound/CVE-2025-11411.txt
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/11/26/4
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/11/msg00008.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/11/msg00032.html
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-11411(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(5)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | unbound-host (1.22.0-2ubuntu2.1) @ questing | 2026-06-08 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | unbound-host (1.22.0-2ubuntu2.2) @ questing | 2026-06-08 | ubuntu |
| redhat | unbound-0:1.24.2-2.el9 | 2026-05-19 | redhat |
| redhat | unbound-0:1.24.2-7.el10 | 2026-05-19 | redhat |
| redhat | unbound-main-1.24.2-11.1.hum1 | 2026-04-11 | redhat |
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Weakness Classification(1)
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Additional Vendor Advisories
(5)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2025-114112025-10-24
Possible domain hijacking via promiscuous records in the authority section
- Red HatRHSA-2026:18556MODERATE2025-10-22
RHSA-2026:18556 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2026:18931MODERATE2025-10-22
RHSA-2026:18931 — Moderate
- UbuntuUSN-7855-1MEDIUM
Unbound vulnerability
- UbuntuUSN-7855-2MEDIUM
Unbound regression
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