CVE-2026-78301
A malformed zone may contain an NS or DNAME node above its origin, which `named` treats as a zone cut.
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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