If BIND is loaded with a "`named.conf`" file that contains no global "`options`" block, an attacker can send a query of QTYPE TKEY which may cause an…
If BIND is loaded with a "`named.conf`" file that contains no global "`options`" block, an attacker can send a query of QTYPE TKEY which may cause an assertion failure and subsequent unexpected program exit. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.20.0 through 9.20.27, 9.21.0 through 9.21.25, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.27-S1.
Read at NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0)
- Product
- BIND
- CVSS
- 7.5
- Exposure class
- Edge / VPN / firewall
Why it ranks 22 (Routine)
- CVSS 7.5 high
- Exposed product class: edge / VPN / firewall
- Recency: items published within 24 hours gain 15, within 72 hours 6, within 7 days 2.
Links
- NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0) (nvd.nist.gov)
- CVE-2026-76163 on this site · NVD · CVE.org · Vulnpedia
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