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CVE-2026-5950
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2026-05-20T13:16:40.450 · Last modified 2026-06-17T10:59:56.500

Summary

An unbounded resend loop vulnerability exists in the BIND 9 resolver state machine during bad-server handling, enabling a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause severe resource exhaustion by sending queries that trigger specific retry conditions. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.18.36 through 9.18.48, 9.20.8 through 9.20.22, 9.21.7 through 9.21.21, 9.18.36-S1 through 9.18.48-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.22-S1.

Affected products

isc — bind

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References

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