CVE-2026-96888
highA BIND resolver that is configured with both a "redirect" zone and "qname-minimization strict" may abort with an assertion failure while processing the redirec…
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.
CVSS
7.5
7.5 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (security-officer@isc.org)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-10-21 13:21
Modified: 2026-10-26 21:10
NVD status: Awaiting Analysis
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 07:05 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.
References
- https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.20.30 security-officer@isc.org
- https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.21.27 security-officer@isc.org
- https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2026-96888 security-officer@isc.org
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 07:05 UTC · record ↗