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CVE-2026-1519VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2026-1519: ISC BIND 9 · Unchecked Input for Loop Condition

Affects ISC BIND 9Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 76% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 25 Mar 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
ISCBIND 9Affected
  • >=9.11.0 <=9.16.50
  • >=9.18.0 <=9.18.46
  • >=9.20.0 <=9.20.20
  • >=9.21.0 <=9.21.19
  • >=9.11.3-S1 <=9.16.50-S1
  • >=9.18.11-S1 <=9.18.46-S1
  • >=9.20.9-S1 <=9.20.20-S1
Fixed in–
GitHubisc/bind9pkg:github/isc/bind9Other threatsAffected
  • >=9.11.0 <=9.16.50
  • 9.18.0 <=9.18.46
  • 9.20.0 <=9.20.20
  • 9.21.0 <=9.21.19
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Red Hat advisory recommends either disabling DNSSEC validation on affected BIND resolvers or configuring the BIND server as authoritative-only if recursive queries are not required. Disabling DNSSEC validation may reduce DNS security posture. A restart of the BIND service ('named') is required after applying these configuration changes. Additionally, Red Hat has released security updates that fix this vulnerability; applying these official patches is the recommended remediation. Check the vendor advisory for the latest patch availability and update instructions.

Description

If a BIND resolver is performing DNSSEC validation and encounters a maliciously crafted zone, the resolver may consume excessive CPU. Authoritative-only servers are generally unaffected, although there are circumstances where authoritative servers may make recursive queries (see: https://kb.isc.org/docs/why-does-my-authoritative-server-make-recursive-queries). This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.11.0 through 9.16.50, 9.18.0 through 9.18.46, 9.20.0 through 9.20.20, 9.21.0 through 9.21.19, 9.11.3-S1 through 9.16.50-S1, 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.46-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.20-S1.

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