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NVD Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2026-40622
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Source-sep@nlnetlabs.nl
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Published At-20 May, 2026 | 10:16
Updated At-26 May, 2026 | 18:28

NLnet Labs Unbound 1.16.2 up to and including version 1.25.0 has a vulnerability of the 'ghost domain names' family of attacks that could extend the ghost domain window by up to one cached TTL configured value. Similar to other 'ghost domain names' attacks, an adversary needs to control a (ghost) zone and be able to query a vulnerable Unbound. A single client NS query can cause Unbound to overwrite the cached expired parent-side referral NS rrset with the child-side apex NS rrset and essentially extend the ghost domain window by up to one cached TTL configured value ('cache-max-ttl'). In configurations where 'harden-referral-path: yes' is used (non-default configuration), no client NS query is required since Unbound implicitly performs that query. Unbound 1.25.1 contains a patch with a fix that does not allow extension of TTLs for (parent) NS records regardless of their trust.

CISA Catalog
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Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Secondary4.06.6MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Amber
Primary3.17.5HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Type: Secondary
Version: 4.0
Base score: 6.6
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Amber
Type: Primary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 7.5
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CPE Matches

nlnetlabs
nlnetlabs
>>unbound>>Versions from 1.16.2(inclusive) to 1.25.1(exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:unbound:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-346Secondary134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CWE ID: CWE-346
Type: Secondary
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
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References
HyperlinkSourceResource
https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/downloads/unbound/CVE-2026-40622.txtsep@nlnetlabs.nl
Vendor Advisory
Patch
Hyperlink: https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/downloads/unbound/CVE-2026-40622.txt
Source: sep@nlnetlabs.nl
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