CVE-2026-96888

highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.005 · 39 %ileFR
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.46% (39th) EPSS
CVSS 7.5 · high
Is it mine?
0 products
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Who says so?
1 sources
certfr

EPSS · scored 2026-10-22

A BIND resolver that is configured with both a "redirect" zone and "qname-minimization strict" may abort with an assertion failure while processing the redirect. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.16.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.29, 9.21.0 through 9.21.26, 9.16.8-S1 through 9.18.50-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.29-S1.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.5
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.5

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · security-officer@isc.orgexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6
v3.16.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: partialcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

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CWE-476USCWE-617US
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affected products

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No affected products recorded.

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advisories (1)

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sources

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certfrNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2026-10-21modified 2026-10-22
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references (3) nvd

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