CVE-2026-11605 (GCVE-0-2026-11605)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-22 14:11 – Updated: 2026-07-22 18:53
VLAI
Title
Unnecessary validation of DNSSEC signed records
Summary
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SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-07-22 18:53 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-408 - Incorrect Behavior Order - Early Amplification
Assigner
isc CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard A 95/100 over 33 records in the last 180 days details
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
ISC BIND 9 Affected: 9.20.0 , ≤ 9.20.24 (custom)
Affected: 9.21.0 , ≤ 9.21.23 (custom)
Affected: 9.20.9-S1 , ≤ 9.20.24-S1 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Date Public
2026-07-22 00:00
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