CVE-2026-13204

Unexpected exit in certain situations with NSEC and NSEC3 both present

Published Jul 22, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
If a provably insecure domain is covered by both an NSEC and NSEC3 record at the parent, and there exist an RRSIG for only one of these types, then BIND may exit unexpectedly with an assertion while validating this proof.
This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.11.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.24, 9.21.0 through 9.21.23, 9.11.3-S1 through 9.18.50-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.24-S1.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to the patched release most closely related to your current version of BIND 9: 9.20.26, 9.21.24, or 9.20.26-S1.


Vendor Workaround

No workarounds known.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4725-1 bind9 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6395-1 bind9 security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8696-1 Bind vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8929-1 Bind vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:supported_preview:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description If a provably insecure domain is covered by both an NSEC and NSEC3 record at the parent, and there exist an RRSIG for only one of these types, then BIND may exit unexpectedly with an assertion while validating this proof. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.11.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.24, 9.21.0 through 9.21.23, 9.11.3-S1 through 9.18.50-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.24-S1.
Title Unexpected exit in certain situations with NSEC and NSEC3 both present
First Time appeared Isc
Isc bind
Weaknesses CWE-617
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Isc
Isc bind
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
isc
Published
Updated
Jul 22, 2026, 6:52 PM
Reserved
Jun 24, 2026, 2:12 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jul 22, 2026, 3:16 PM
Modified
Nov 2, 2026, 5:49 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM