CVE-2026-13204
HIGHUnexpected exit in certain situations with NSEC and NSEC3 both present
Title source: cnaDescription
If a provably insecure domain is covered by both an NSEC and NSEC3 record at the parent, and there exist an RRSIG for only one of these types, then BIND may exit unexpectedly with an assertion while validating this proof. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.11.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.24, 9.21.0 through 9.21.23, 9.11.3-S1 through 9.18.50-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.24-S1.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Patch patch
https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.20.26
Patch patch
https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.21.24
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0051
EPSS Percentile
40.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-617
Status
published
Products (5)
ISC/BIND 9
9.11.0 - 9.18.50
ISC/BIND 9
9.11.3-S1 - 9.18.50-S1
ISC/BIND 9
9.20.0 - 9.20.24
ISC/BIND 9
9.20.9-S1 - 9.20.24-S1
ISC/BIND 9
9.21.0 - 9.21.23
Published
Jul 22, 2026
Tracked Since
Jul 22, 2026