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CVE-2026-10723

bind: bind9: Incorrect acceptance of NSEC3 records

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.8

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

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 6.8
CVSS: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