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The nlnet unbound tag covers security vulnerabilities and operational guidance for NLnet Labs Unbound, a validating, recursive DNS resolver commonly used in enterprise and Windows environments. Recent discussions focus on CVE-2026-42923, a medium-severity DNSSEC NSEC3 hash denial-of-service flaw affecting Unbound through version 1.25.0, and CVE-2026-42960, a high-severity DNS cache-poisoning vulnerability patched in Unbound 1.25.1. Both advisories emphasize the importance of timely patching and understanding DNSSEC performance impacts for Windows administrators managing DNS infrastructure. The tag provides practical advice on mitigating these flaws and maintaining resolver integrity.
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    CVE-2026-42923 DNSSEC NSEC3 Hash DoS: Unbound Fix for Windows Admins

    CVE-2026-42923 is a medium-severity DNSSEC validation flaw disclosed in May 2026 affecting NLnet Labs Unbound through version 1.25.0, where specially crafted NSEC3 records can force excessive hash calculations and degrade resolver availability over the network. It is not the sort of bug that...
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    CVE-2026-42960 Unbound DNS Cache Poisoning: Patch Unbound 1.25.1

    CVE-2026-42960 is a high-severity DNS cache-poisoning flaw in NLnet Labs Unbound through version 1.25.0, disclosed in May 2026 and patched in Unbound 1.25.1, with Microsoft’s Security Update Guide mirroring the advisory for environments that consume the resolver through Microsoft-managed or...
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