CVE-2026-78301
Out-of-zone database nodes can become authoritative zone cuts
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.21 % · percentile 11 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- isc
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis
Description
A malformed zone may contain an NS or DNAME node above its origin, which `named` treats as a zone cut. If an attacker inserts a malformed zone into a BIND authoritative server (e.g., via zone transfer), queries for names inside the configured zone then lose authoritative status and return an out-of-zone delegation. On a server that also provides recursion BIND can follow this locally sourced cut and cache attacker-supplied data, affecting names outside the configured zone. This situation persists as long as the malformed zone remains in the zone database. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.11.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.27, 9.21.0 through 9.21.25, 9.11.3-S1 through 9.18.50-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.27-S1.
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N | isc |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N | NVD · security-officer@isc.org (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-80767
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-78301
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1376 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1192 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans ISC BIND · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| ISC · BIND 9 | affected 9.11.0 ≤ 9.18.50 ; affected 9.20.0 ≤ 9.20.27 ; affected 9.21.0 ≤ 9.21.25 ; affected 9.11.3-S1 ≤ 9.18.50-S1 ; affected 9.20.9-S1 ≤ 9.20.27-S1 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |