ZEBRA is a Zcash node written entirely in Rust. Prior to zebrad version 4.3.1 and zebra-consensus version 5.0.2, a logic error in Zebra's transaction verification cache could allow a malicious miner to induce a consensus split. By carefully submitting a transaction that is valid for height H+1 but invalid for H+2 and then mining that transaction in a block at height H+2, a miner could cause vulnerable Zebra nodes to accept an invalid block, leading to a consensus split from the rest of the Zcash network. This vulnerability is fixed in zebrad version 4.3.1 and zebra-consensus version 5.0.2.
https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/security/advisories/GHSA-xvj8-ph7x-65gf
Published: 2026-04-21
Updated: 2026-04-27
Base Score: 8.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:C
Severity: High
Base Score: 8.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Severity: High
Base Score: 7.2
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:H/SA:H
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.00042