In NLnet Labs Unbound 1.22.0 up to and including 1.25.1, a single client query for a deeply nested name under a DNSSEC-signed parent can cause Unbound to send more upstream packets per client query than the configured 'max-global-quota'. This effectively bypasses a security configuration that limits upstream amplification traffic.
CVE-2026-50045
MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.35.3—Trending — 3 sources updated this week
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence
Score 5.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-07-22. a secondary CVSS source baseline 5.3; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: ghsa, secondary
5.3
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: —CVSS: 5.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 5.3
- EG Score
- 5.3(high)
- EG Risk
- 39(Track)EG Risk 39/100SSVC: 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 computedSeverity53% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS
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- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 22, 2026
Last Modified
July 22, 2026
Advisory Details (1)
Auto-updated Jul 22, 2026No patch confirmed yet.
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-50045(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 8× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-07-23 03:18 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-22 22:03 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-22 22:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-22 19:07 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-22 19:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-22 14:58 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-22 13:17 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-22 13:17 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
Frequently asked(4)
What is CVE-2026-50045?
CVE-2026-50045 is a medium vulnerability published on July 22, 2026. In NLnet Labs Unbound 1.22.0 up to and including 1.25.1, a single client query for a deeply nested name under a DNSSEC-signed parent can cause Unbound to send more upstream packets per client query than the configured 'max-global-quota'. This effectively bypasses a security configuration that…
When was CVE-2026-50045 disclosed?
CVE-2026-50045 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 22, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-50045?
CVE-2026-50045 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-50045?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-50045, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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