CVE-2026-1519

high

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.

References

https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-1519.json

https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.21.20

https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.20.21

https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.18.47

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2451305

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-1519

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8352

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8312

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8155

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8075

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7915

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6935

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:62549

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60019

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43226

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40021

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36610

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34048

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29863

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29110

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25214

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25171

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25083

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24934

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24851

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24500

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16064

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16060

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:15890

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11372

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11371

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-03-25

Updated: 2026-09-10

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00036