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CVE-2019-18934

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-18934 is a shell code execution vulnerability in Unbound versions 1.6.4 through 1.9.4, specifically within its ipsec module. This flaw allows an attacker to execute arbitrary shell code by sending a specially crafted answer, but only if Unbound was compiled with and is actively using the --enable-ipsecmod option. Rated as High severity (CVSS 7.3), it has a low attack complexity and requires no user interaction, potentially leading to low impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant media coverage, though it has seen some community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 1.6.4, <= 1.9.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:unbound:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
31CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
15.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
15.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.3HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.21%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
86.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0321 is in the 77th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: unbound-0:1.7.3-10.el8
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: unbound

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2019-18934Moderate

unbound: command injection with data coming from a specially crafted IPSECKEY answer

Nov 26, 2019

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00067.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00069.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
github.com / NLnetLabs/unbound/blob/release-1.9.5/doc/Changelog
Release Notes
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MOCR6JP7MSRARTOGEHGST64G4FJGX5VK
nlnetlabs.nl / downloads/unbound/CVE-2019-18934.txt
PatchVendor Advisory
nlnetlabs.nl / news/2019/Nov/19/unbound-1.9.5-released
Release NotesVendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2019/11/19/1
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory