CVE-2026-12617 (GCVE-0-2026-12617)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-22 14:14 – Updated: 2026-07-22 18:48
VLAI
Title
Record ordering based unexpected exit with CNAME or DNAME
Summary
The issue is unexpected program termination based on ordering and/or specific content in responses to queries for CNAME or DNAME, and A records. Specifically, if a client queries for a DNAME and A record below the DNAME to the resolver, and the authoritative server responds positively to the A query but delays the DNAME response and later responds negatively, `named` may quit unexpectedly. Or, if a client queries for a CNAME and A record for the same name to the resolver, and the authoritative server responds positively to the A query but delays the CNAME response and later responds with a self-referential CNAME, the same failure may occur. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.18.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.24, 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.50-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.24-S1.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-07-22 18:48 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
ISC BIND 9 Affected: 9.18.0 , ≤ 9.18.50 (custom)
Affected: 9.20.0 , ≤ 9.20.24 (custom)
Affected: 9.18.11-S1 , ≤ 9.18.50-S1 (custom)
Affected: 9.20.9-S1 , ≤ 9.20.24-S1 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Date Public
2026-07-22 00:00
Credits
ISC would like to thank Qifan Zhang of Palo Alto Networks for bringing this vulnerability to our attention.
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