Improper handling of exceptional conditions in ISC BIND - CVE-2026-5946
Published: May 22, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU132116
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-5946
CWE-ID: CWE-755
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ISC
Affected software:
ISC BIND
ISC BIND
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of non-internet dns class values in named when processing specially crafted dns messages. A remote attacker can send specially crafted dns messages to cause a denial of service.
Affected code paths include recursion, dynamic updates, zone change notifications, and processing of IN-specific record types in non-IN data. Both authoritative servers and resolvers are affected.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-5946
Install security update from vendor's website.