diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/unbound/unbound/CVE-2026-50045.patch b/meta-networking/recipes-support/unbound/unbound/CVE-2026-50045.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..39c786e9a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/unbound/unbound/CVE-2026-50045.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,278 @@
+From ceadb55a62fb7f503b13e238043a68573890db97 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: "W.C.A. Wijngaards" <wouter@nlnetlabs.nl>
+Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:13:14 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] - Fix CVE-2026-50045, 'max-global-quota' reset by DNSSEC
+ validation   restarts. Thanks to Kunjie Shang, University of Science and  
+ Technology of China, for the report.
+
+(cherry picked from commit 364ac737f713b2a606f0fddecddb675d72a6a991)
+
+CVE: CVE-2026-50045
+Upstream-Status: Backport [https://github.com/NLnetLabs/unbound/commit/364ac737f713b2a606f0fddecddb675d72a6a991]
+
+Signed-off-by: Ankur Tyagi <ankur.tyagi85@gmail.com>
+---
+ iterator/iterator.c   | 67 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
+ util/module.h         |  6 ++++
+ validator/validator.c | 13 +++++++++
+ 3 files changed, 66 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/iterator/iterator.c b/iterator/iterator.c
+index 71e64655f..16dbc19de 100644
+--- a/iterator/iterator.c
++++ b/iterator/iterator.c
+@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ int BLACKLIST_PENALTY = (120000*4);
+ /** Timeout when only a single probe query per IP is allowed. */
+ int PROBE_MAXRTO = PROBE_MAXRTO_DEFAULT; /* in msec */
+ 
+-static void target_count_increase_nx(struct iter_qstate* iq, int num);
++static void target_count_increase_nx(struct module_qstate* qstate,
++	struct iter_qstate* iq, int num);
+ 
+ int 
+ iter_init(struct module_env* env, int id)
+@@ -250,7 +251,7 @@ error_supers(struct module_qstate* qstate, int id, struct module_qstate* super)
+ 		if((dpns->got4 == 2 || (!ie->supports_ipv4 && !ie->nat64.use_nat64)) &&
+ 			(dpns->got6 == 2 || !ie->supports_ipv6)) {
+ 			dpns->resolved = 1; /* mark as failed */
+-			target_count_increase_nx(super_iq, 1);
++			target_count_increase_nx(super, super_iq, 1);
+ 		}
+ 	}
+ 	if(qstate->qinfo.qtype == LDNS_RR_TYPE_NS) {
+@@ -733,7 +734,7 @@ is_caps_whitelisted(struct iter_env* ie, struct iter_qstate* iq)
+  * created for the parent query.
+  */
+ static void
+-target_count_create(struct iter_qstate* iq)
++target_count_create(struct module_qstate* qstate, struct iter_qstate* iq)
+ {
+ 	if(!iq->target_count) {
+ 		iq->target_count = (int*)calloc(TARGET_COUNT_MAX, sizeof(int));
+@@ -741,33 +742,57 @@ target_count_create(struct iter_qstate* iq)
+ 		if(iq->target_count) {
+ 			iq->target_count[TARGET_COUNT_REF] = 1;
+ 			iq->nxns_dp = (uint8_t**)calloc(1, sizeof(uint8_t*));
++			/* continue global quota from where it was. */
++			if(qstate->global_quota_reached >
++				iq->target_count[TARGET_COUNT_GLOBAL_QUOTA])
++				iq->target_count[TARGET_COUNT_GLOBAL_QUOTA] =
++					qstate->global_quota_reached;
+ 		}
+ 	}
+ }
+ 
+ static void
+-target_count_increase(struct iter_qstate* iq, int num)
++target_count_store(struct module_qstate* qstate, struct iter_qstate* iq)
+ {
+-	target_count_create(iq);
++	if(iq->target_count) {
++		/* By storing the global quota counter, it stays
++		 * there to be picked up if the module is restarted,
++		 * eg. due to a validator retry, and then the
++		 * target_count_create routine picks it up. */
++		if(iq->target_count[TARGET_COUNT_GLOBAL_QUOTA] >
++			qstate->global_quota_reached)
++			qstate->global_quota_reached =
++			  iq->target_count[TARGET_COUNT_GLOBAL_QUOTA];
++	}
++}
++
++static void
++target_count_increase(struct module_qstate* qstate,
++	struct iter_qstate* iq, int num)
++{
++	target_count_create(qstate, iq);
+ 	if(iq->target_count)
+ 		iq->target_count[TARGET_COUNT_QUERIES] += num;
+ 	iq->dp_target_count++;
+ }
+ 
+ static void
+-target_count_increase_nx(struct iter_qstate* iq, int num)
++target_count_increase_nx(struct module_qstate* qstate,
++	struct iter_qstate* iq, int num)
+ {
+-	target_count_create(iq);
++	target_count_create(qstate, iq);
+ 	if(iq->target_count)
+ 		iq->target_count[TARGET_COUNT_NX] += num;
+ }
+ 
+ static void
+-target_count_increase_global_quota(struct iter_qstate* iq, int num)
++target_count_increase_global_quota(struct module_qstate* qstate,
++	struct iter_qstate* iq, int num)
+ {
+-	target_count_create(iq);
++	target_count_create(qstate, iq);
+ 	if(iq->target_count)
+ 		iq->target_count[TARGET_COUNT_GLOBAL_QUOTA] += num;
++	target_count_store(qstate, iq);
+ }
+ 
+ /**
+@@ -860,7 +885,7 @@ generate_sub_request(uint8_t* qname, size_t qnamelen, uint16_t qtype,
+ 		subiq = (struct iter_qstate*)subq->minfo[id];
+ 		memset(subiq, 0, sizeof(*subiq));
+ 		subiq->num_target_queries = 0;
+-		target_count_create(iq);
++		target_count_create(qstate, iq);
+ 		subiq->target_count = iq->target_count;
+ 		if(iq->target_count) {
+ 			iq->target_count[TARGET_COUNT_REF] ++; /* extra reference */
+@@ -2233,7 +2258,7 @@ processLastResort(struct module_qstate* qstate, struct iter_qstate* iq,
+ 			return error_response_cache(qstate, id, LDNS_RCODE_SERVFAIL);
+ 		}
+ 		iq->num_target_queries += qs;
+-		target_count_increase(iq, qs);
++		target_count_increase(qstate, iq, qs);
+ 		if(qs != 0) {
+ 			qstate->ext_state[id] = module_wait_subquery;
+ 			return 0; /* and wait for them */
+@@ -2289,7 +2314,7 @@ processLastResort(struct module_qstate* qstate, struct iter_qstate* iq,
+ 				 * lookups at a time. */
+ 				verbose(VERB_ALGO, "try parent-side glue lookup");
+ 				iq->num_target_queries += query_count;
+-				target_count_increase(iq, query_count);
++				target_count_increase(qstate, iq, query_count);
+ 				qstate->ext_state[id] = module_wait_subquery;
+ 				return 0;
+ 			}
+@@ -2309,7 +2334,7 @@ processLastResort(struct module_qstate* qstate, struct iter_qstate* iq,
+ 		if(query_count != 0) { /* suspend to await results */
+ 			verbose(VERB_ALGO, "try parent-side glue lookup");
+ 			iq->num_target_queries += query_count;
+-			target_count_increase(iq, query_count);
++			target_count_increase(qstate, iq, query_count);
+ 			qstate->ext_state[id] = module_wait_subquery;
+ 			return 0;
+ 		}
+@@ -2789,7 +2814,7 @@ processQueryTargets(struct module_qstate* qstate, struct iter_qstate* iq,
+ 			return error_response_cache(qstate, id, LDNS_RCODE_SERVFAIL);
+ 		}
+ 		iq->num_target_queries += extra;
+-		target_count_increase(iq, extra);
++		target_count_increase(qstate, iq, extra);
+ 		if(iq->num_target_queries > 0) {
+ 			/* wait to get all targets, we want to try em */
+ 			verbose(VERB_ALGO, "wait for all targets for fallback");
+@@ -2840,7 +2865,7 @@ processQueryTargets(struct module_qstate* qstate, struct iter_qstate* iq,
+ 		/* errors ignored, these targets are not strictly necessary for
+ 		 * this result, we do not have to reply with SERVFAIL */
+ 		iq->num_target_queries += extra;
+-		target_count_increase(iq, extra);
++		target_count_increase(qstate, iq, extra);
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	/* Add the current set of unused targets to our queue. */
+@@ -2963,7 +2988,7 @@ processQueryTargets(struct module_qstate* qstate, struct iter_qstate* iq,
+ 						LDNS_RCODE_SERVFAIL);
+ 				}
+ 				iq->num_target_queries += qs;
+-				target_count_increase(iq, qs);
++				target_count_increase(qstate, iq, qs);
+ 			}
+ 			/* Since a target query might have been made, we 
+ 			 * need to check again. */
+@@ -3023,7 +3048,7 @@ processQueryTargets(struct module_qstate* qstate, struct iter_qstate* iq,
+ 		* this result, we do not have to reply with SERVFAIL */
+ 		if(extra > 0) {
+ 			iq->num_target_queries += extra;
+-			target_count_increase(iq, extra);
++			target_count_increase(qstate, iq, extra);
+ 			check_waiting_queries(iq, qstate, id);
+ 			/* undo qname minimise step because we'll get back here
+ 			 * to do it again */
+@@ -3036,7 +3061,7 @@ processQueryTargets(struct module_qstate* qstate, struct iter_qstate* iq,
+ 		}
+ 	}
+ 
+-	target_count_increase_global_quota(iq, 1);
++	target_count_increase_global_quota(qstate, iq, 1);
+ 	if(iq->target_count && iq->target_count[TARGET_COUNT_GLOBAL_QUOTA]
+ 		> MAX_GLOBAL_QUOTA) {
+ 		char s[LDNS_MAX_DOMAINLEN];
+@@ -3880,7 +3905,7 @@ processTargetResponse(struct module_qstate* qstate, int id,
+ 			/* no new addresses, increase the nxns counter, like
+ 			 * this could be a list of wildcards with no new
+ 			 * addresses */
+-			target_count_increase_nx(foriq, 1);
++			target_count_increase_nx(qstate, foriq, 1);
+ 		}
+ 		verbose(VERB_ALGO, "added target response");
+ 		delegpt_log(VERB_ALGO, foriq->dp);
+@@ -3892,7 +3917,7 @@ processTargetResponse(struct module_qstate* qstate, int id,
+ 			dpns->resolved = 1; /* fail the target */
+ 			/* do not count cached answers */
+ 			if(qstate->reply_origin && qstate->reply_origin->len != 0) {
+-				target_count_increase_nx(foriq, 1);
++				target_count_increase_nx(qstate, foriq, 1);
+ 			}
+ 		}
+ 	}
+@@ -4117,6 +4142,7 @@ processFinished(struct module_qstate* qstate, struct iter_qstate* iq,
+ 			iter_store_parentside_neg(qstate->env, &qstate->qinfo,
+ 				iq->deleg_msg?iq->deleg_msg->rep:
+ 				(iq->response?iq->response->rep:NULL));
++	target_count_store(qstate, iq);
+ 	if(!iq->response) {
+ 		verbose(VERB_ALGO, "No response is set, servfail");
+ 		errinf(qstate, "(no response found at query finish)");
+@@ -4532,6 +4558,7 @@ iter_clear(struct module_qstate* qstate, int id)
+ 	iq = (struct iter_qstate*)qstate->minfo[id];
+ 	if(iq) {
+ 		outbound_list_clear(&iq->outlist);
++		target_count_store(qstate, iq);
+ 		if(iq->target_count && --iq->target_count[TARGET_COUNT_REF] == 0) {
+ 			free(iq->target_count);
+ 			if(*iq->nxns_dp) free(*iq->nxns_dp);
+diff --git a/util/module.h b/util/module.h
+index edce4a523..b13b8de2f 100644
+--- a/util/module.h
++++ b/util/module.h
+@@ -712,6 +712,12 @@ struct module_qstate {
+ 
+ 	/** whether the reply should be dropped */
+ 	int is_drop;
++	/** the global quota that was reached, by one of the modules.
++	 * So that continued counting can go on from that point. */
++	int global_quota_reached;
++	/** the global quota that a query started with, it is a subquery,
++	 * so that calling mesh states can see the increase. */
++	int global_quota_started;
+ };
+ 
+ /** 
+diff --git a/validator/validator.c b/validator/validator.c
+index 68c4bf643..c9896e4fb 100644
+--- a/validator/validator.c
++++ b/validator/validator.c
+@@ -517,6 +517,14 @@ generate_request(struct module_qstate* qstate, int id, uint8_t* name,
+ 		/* add our blacklist to the query blacklist */
+ 		sock_list_merge(&(*newq)->blacklist, (*newq)->region,
+ 			vq->chain_blacklist);
++		/* start its global quota counter where this one is. */
++		if(qstate->global_quota_reached >
++			(*newq)->global_quota_reached) {
++			(*newq)->global_quota_started =
++				qstate->global_quota_reached;
++			(*newq)->global_quota_reached =
++				qstate->global_quota_reached;
++		}
+ 	}
+ 	qstate->ext_state[id] = module_wait_subquery;
+ 	return 1;
+@@ -3476,6 +3484,11 @@ val_inform_super(struct module_qstate* qstate, int id,
+ 		verbose(VERB_ALGO, "super: has no validator state");
+ 		return;
+ 	}
++	/* Pick up the global quota limit from the subquery. */
++	if(qstate->global_quota_reached > qstate->global_quota_started) {
++		super->global_quota_reached += qstate->global_quota_reached -
++			qstate->global_quota_started;
++	}
+ 	if(vq->wait_prime_ta) {
+ 		vq->wait_prime_ta = 0;
+ 		process_prime_response(super, vq, id, qstate->return_rcode,
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/unbound/unbound_1.24.2.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/unbound/unbound_1.24.2.bb
index 6cae8632ae..28214dea19 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/unbound/unbound_1.24.2.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/unbound/unbound_1.24.2.bb
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ SRC_URI = "git://github.com/NLnetLabs/unbound.git;protocol=https;branch=master;t
            file://CVE-2026-42955.patch \
            file://CVE-2026-44621.patch \
            file://CVE-2026-44687.patch \
+           file://CVE-2026-50045.patch \
            "
 
 SRCREV = "f6269baa605d31859f28770e01a24e3677e5f82c"
