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CVE-2026-11605 (GCVE-0-2026-11605)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-22 14:11 – Updated: 2026-07-22 18:53
VLAI
Title
Unnecessary validation of DNSSEC signed records
Summary
The issue is a resource exhaustion vulnerability associated with DNSSEC validation. BIND always validates all RRSIG records in an answer, even if they are not strictly needed. A query to an authoritative server/zone which returns many valid but superfluous RRSIG records causes the validator to waste disproportionate CPU time. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.20.0 through 9.20.24, 9.21.0 through 9.21.23, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.24-S1.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-07-22 18:53 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-408 - Incorrect Behavior Order - Early Amplification
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
ISC BIND 9 Affected: 9.20.0 , ≤ 9.20.24 (custom)
Affected: 9.21.0 , ≤ 9.21.23 (custom)
Affected: 9.20.9-S1 , ≤ 9.20.24-S1 (custom)
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    cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Date Public
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