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Unbound: unrestricted reconfiguration enabled to anyone that may lead to local privilege escalation
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U L H H 7.3 .0032 24.9 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
unbound 1.16.2 – —
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 unspecified 0:1.16.2-5.el8_9.6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 unspecified 0:1.16.2-5.8.el8_10
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support unspecified 0:1.7.3-12.el8_2.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service unspecified 0:1.7.3-12.el8_2.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions unspecified 0:1.7.3-12.el8_2.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support unspecified 0:1.7.3-15.el8_4.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service unspecified 0:1.7.3-15.el8_4.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions unspecified 0:1.7.3-15.el8_4.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support unspecified 0:1.7.3-17.el8_6.4
+ 7 more
TIMELINE
Feb 14 Reserved by redhat
Feb 15 Published (CNA: redhat)
Aug 6 RESCORED — CVE-2024-1488 (unbound). CVSS 8 → 7.3 (NVD).
Description
A vulnerability was found in Unbound due to incorrect default permissions, allowing any process outside the unbound group to modify the unbound runtime configuration. If a process can connect over localhost to port 8953, it can alter the configuration of unbound.service. This flaw allows an unprivileged attacker to manipulate a running instance, potentially altering forwarders, allowing them to track all queries forwarded by the local resolver, and, in some cases, disrupting resolving altogether.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|
| February 14, 2024 | Reserved | Reserved by redhat |
| February 15, 2024 | Published | Published (CNA: redhat) |
| August 6, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2024-1488 (unbound). CVSS 8 → 7.3 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 17 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|
| — | unbound | — | 1.16.2 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — | — | 0:1.16.2-5.el8_9.6 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — | — | 0:1.16.2-5.8.el8_10 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support | — | — | 0:1.7.3-12.el8_2.1 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service | — | — | 0:1.7.3-12.el8_2.1 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions | — | — | 0:1.7.3-12.el8_2.1 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support | — | — | 0:1.7.3-15.el8_4.1 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service | — | — | 0:1.7.3-15.el8_4.1 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions | — | — | 0:1.7.3-15.el8_4.1 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support | — | — | 0:1.7.3-17.el8_6.4 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support | — | — | 0:1.16.2-5.el8_8.4 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — | — | 0:1.16.2-3.el9_3.5 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support | — | — | 0:1.13.1-13.el9_0.4 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support | — | — | 0:1.16.2-3.el9_2.4 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | — | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | — | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | — | — | — |
References (11)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1750 [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT]
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1751 [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT]
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1780 [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT]
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1801 [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT]
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1802 [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT]
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1804 [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT]
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2587 [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT]
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2696 [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT]
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0837 [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT]
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-1488 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT]
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2264183 [issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT]
About this page
This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2024-1488 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.