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CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in freebsd-srcrelease/15.0.0-p7 #473

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CVE-2026-44687 - Low Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - freebsd-srcrelease/15.0.0-p7

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Library home page: https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src.git

Found in base branches: stable/4.0, master

Vulnerable Source Files (1)

Vulnerability Details

In NLnet Labs Unbound 1.13.2 up to and including 1.25.1, stub or forward zones where the name is below an intermediate labed below a DNSSEC signed zone could be shadowed by the intermediate label's secure NXDOMAIN answer from the parent. This is caused by an off-by-one error in 'harden-below-nxdomain' logic; enabled by default. It effectively bypasses the configuration and the configured stub/forward zone is never contacted. 'harden-below-nxdomain' does an upward DNS cache walk together with a delegation point guard that does not allow NXDOMAIN synthesis above stub/forward zones. The guard tests the domain name but before stripping a label. This results in an iteration where the domain name equals the configured stub/forward zone apex that passes the guard, strips one more label, and probes the cache at the apex's immediate public parent. If that parent has a cached DNSSEC-secure NXDOMAIN, which it will for any private namespace nested two or more labels under a signed public name, the walk returns it and the configured stub/forward upstream is never contacted. This can only be triggered by the query for the intermediate label (between the stub/forward apex and the DNSSEC parent zone).

Publish Date: 2026-07-22

URL: CVE-2026-44687

CVSS 3 Score Details (3.7)

Base Score Metrics:

  • Exploitability Metrics:
    • Attack Vector: Network
    • Attack Complexity: High
    • Privileges Required: None
    • User Interaction: None
    • Scope: Unchanged
  • Impact Metrics:
    • Confidentiality Impact: None
    • Integrity Impact: None
    • Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.


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  1. changed the title [-]CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in freebsd-srcrelease/15.0.0-p7[/-] [+]CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in src4.0.4[/+] on Jul 23, 2026
  2. changed the title [-]CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in src4.0.4[/-] [+]CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in freebsd-srcrelease/15.0.0-p7[/+] on Aug 19, 2026
  3. changed the title [-]CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in freebsd-srcrelease/15.0.0-p7[/-] [+]CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in src4.0.4[/+] on Aug 19, 2026
  4. changed the title [-]CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in src4.0.4[/-] [+]CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in freebsd-srcrelease/15.0.0-p7[/+] on Aug 19, 2026
  5. changed the title [-]CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in freebsd-srcrelease/15.0.0-p7[/-] [+]CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in src4.0.4[/+] on Aug 21, 2026
  6. changed the title [-]CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in src4.0.4[/-] [+]CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in freebsd-srcrelease/15.0.0-p7[/+] on Aug 26, 2026
  7. changed the title [-]CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in freebsd-srcrelease/15.0.0-p7[/-] [+]CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in src4.0.4[/+] on Aug 26, 2026
  8. changed the title [-]CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in src4.0.4[/-] [+]CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in freebsd-srcrelease/15.0.0-p7[/+] on Aug 27, 2026
  9. changed the title [-]CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in freebsd-srcrelease/15.0.0-p7[/-] [+]CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in src4.0.4[/+] on Aug 27, 2026
  10. changed the title [-]CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in src4.0.4[/-] [+]CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in freebsd-srcrelease/15.0.0-p7[/+] on Aug 27, 2026
  11. changed the title [-]CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in freebsd-srcrelease/15.0.0-p7[/-] [+]CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in src4.0.4[/+] on Aug 27, 2026
  12. changed the title [-]CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in src4.0.4[/-] [+]CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in freebsd-srcrelease/15.0.0-p7[/+] on Aug 28, 2026
  13. changed the title [-]CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in freebsd-srcrelease/15.0.0-p7[/-] [+]CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in src4.0.4[/+] on Aug 28, 2026
  14. changed the title [-]CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in src4.0.4[/-] [+]CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in freebsd-srcrelease/15.0.0-p7[/+] on Sep 4, 2026
  15. changed the title [-]CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in freebsd-srcrelease/15.0.0-p7[/-] [+]CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in src4.0.4[/+] on Sep 4, 2026
  16. changed the title [-]CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in src4.0.4[/-] [+]CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in freebsd-srcrelease/15.0.0-p7[/+] on Sep 17, 2026
  17. changed the title [-]CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in freebsd-srcrelease/15.0.0-p7[/-] [+]CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in src4.0.4[/+] on Sep 17, 2026
  18. mend-bolt-for-github commented on Sep 18, 2026

    @mend-bolt-for-github
    ContributorAuthor

    ✔️ This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.

  19. changed the title [-]CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in src4.0.4[/-] [+]CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in src4.0.4 - autoclosed[/+] on Sep 18, 2026
  20. mend-bolt-for-github commented on Sep 18, 2026

    @mend-bolt-for-github
    ContributorAuthor

    ✔️ This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.

  21. changed the title [-]CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in src4.0.4 - autoclosed[/-] [+]CVE-2026-44687 (Low) detected in freebsd-srcrelease/15.0.0-p7[/+] on Oct 7, 2026
  22. mend-bolt-for-github commented on Oct 7, 2026

    @mend-bolt-for-github
    ContributorAuthor

    ℹ️ This issue was automatically re-opened by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) has been detected in the Mend inventory.

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