CVE-2026-10723
bind: bind9: Incorrect acceptance of NSEC3 records
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · July 22, 2026
Updated · November 3, 2026
Description
BIND may accept incorrect child-zone NSEC3 records as valid, which could allow an attacker to forge authenticated NXDOMAIN responses.
Statement
This Moderate flaw in BIND allows an attacker to forge authenticated NXDOMAIN responses for sibling zones due to incorrect validation of child-zone NSEC3 records. Exploitation requires high attack complexity, limiting the immediate risk to Red Hat products.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 6.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE-345 · Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity