CVE-2026-123560 json
Zebra before 7.0.0 Sync Denial of Service via Forged Checkpoint Block Body
published 20d ago modified 4d ago also EUVD-2026-119445 , GHSA-9hq5-pfgc-cx5h
Unreviewed: the maintainers' own advisory
Published by the maintainers on their GitHub repository ZcashFoundation/zebra. GitHub has not reviewed it into the GitHub Advisory Database, so the affected packages and versions are the maintainers' word. Read the full advisory on GitHub.
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 28%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Zebra before 7.0.0 contains an incomplete cleanup vulnerability that allows unauthenticated peers to stall initial sync by serving a forged checkpoint block body. Attackers can supply a body with forged authorizing data near the final checkpoint, leaving rejected hashes in the sent-hash set so the node stops requesting blocks until restart.
Patch / fix
- ZcashFoundation zebra 7.0.0
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0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected products
- ZcashFoundation zebra
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-459 Incomplete Cleanup
References
-
github.com
/ZcashFoundation/zebra/security/advisories/GHSA-9hq5-pfgc-cx5h
vendor-advisory, advisory
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/zebra-before-7.0.0-sync-denial-of-service-via-forged-checkpoint-block-body
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-123560
- NVD CVE-2026-123560
- Maintainer advisory GHSA-9hq5-pfgc-cx5h
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