[UPDATE] [high] Unbound: Multiple vulnerabilities
An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in Unbound to cause a denial of service state, potentially execute code, and cause unspecified impacts.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities allow an attacker to cause a denial of service state, potentially execute code, and cause unspecified impacts.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of Unbound are affected by these vulnerabilities.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to the high severity of the vulnerabilities, although they have not been exploited yet.
- Action
- Update Unbound to the latest version to mitigate these vulnerabilities.
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Details
Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-1599
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Moderate exploitation riskCVE-2026-332781.3% 30-day exploitation probability. Patch within normal cadence, watch for KEV listing. Riskier than 67% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-327920.34% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 27% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-406220.14% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 3% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-412920.72% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 51% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-425340.58% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 45% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-429230.34% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 27% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-429440.84% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 55% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-429590.78% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 53% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-429600.25% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 17% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-443900.63% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 47% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-33278 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-32792 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-40622 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-41292 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-42534 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-42923 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-42944 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-42959 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-42960 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-44390 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-44608 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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