CVE-2026-1519

Excessive NSEC3 iterations cause high CPU load during insecure delegation validation

Published Mar 25, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
If a BIND resolver is performing DNSSEC validation and encounters a maliciously crafted zone, the resolver may consume excessive CPU. Authoritative-only servers are generally unaffected, although there are circumstances where authoritative servers may make recursive queries (see: https://kb.isc.org/docs/why-does-my-authoritative-server-make-recursive-queries).
This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.11.0 through 9.16.50, 9.18.0 through 9.18.46, 9.20.0 through 9.20.20, 9.21.0 through 9.21.19, 9.11.3-S1 through 9.16.50-S1, 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.46-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.20-S1.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to the patched release most closely related to your current version of BIND 9: 9.18.47, 9.20.21, 9.21.20, 9.18.47-S1, or 9.20.21-S1.


Vendor Workaround

This is not recommended, but disabling DNSSEC (`dnssec-validation no;`) prevents exploitation of this issue.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4529-1 bind9 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6181-1 bind9 security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8124-1 Bind vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8929-1 Bind vulnerabilities
References
Link Providers
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11371 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11372 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:15890 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16060 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16064 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24500 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24851 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24934 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25083 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25171 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25214 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29110 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29863 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34048 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36610 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40021 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43226 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60019 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:62549 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65851 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6935 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7915 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8075 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8155 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8312 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8352 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-1519 cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2451305 cve-icon
https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.18.47 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.20.21 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.21.20 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2026-1519 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/04/msg00008.html cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1519 cve-icon
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-1519.json cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-1519 cve-icon
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
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 BIND resolver is performing DNSSEC validation and encounters a maliciously crafted zone, the resolver may consume excessive CPU. Authoritative-only servers are generally unaffected, although there are circumstances where authoritative servers may make recursive queries (see: https://kb.isc.org/docs/why-does-my-authoritative-server-make-recursive-queries). This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.11.0 through 9.16.50, 9.18.0 through 9.18.46, 9.20.0 through 9.20.20, 9.21.0 through 9.21.19, 9.11.3-S1 through 9.16.50-S1, 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.46-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.20-S1.
Title Excessive NSEC3 iterations cause high CPU load during insecure delegation validation
First Time appeared Isc
Isc bind
Weaknesses CWE-606
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
Sep 17, 2026, 12:04 PM
Reserved
Jan 28, 2026, 9:54 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 25, 2026, 2:16 PM
Modified
Sep 17, 2026, 12:17 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Mar 25, 2026, 1:25 PM