CVE-2026-81563 (GCVE-0-2026-81563)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-16 14:00 – Updated: 2026-09-17 17:47
VLAI
Title
SVCB AliasMode additional-data error leaks qpcache references
Summary
A BIND resolver encountering an SVCB/HTTPS AliasMode record referencing 14 or more SVCB/HTTPS ServiceMode records may fail to properly deallocate internal resources. If this happens repeatedly, resource exhaustion will eventually prevent the resolver from performing new recursive lookups. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.18.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.27, 9.21.0 through 9.21.25, 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.50-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.27-S1.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-17 17:47 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-401 - Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
Assigner
isc CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard A 95/100 over 33 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
ISC BIND 9 Affected: 9.18.0 , ≤ 9.18.50 (custom)
Affected: 9.20.0 , ≤ 9.20.27 (custom)
Affected: 9.21.0 , ≤ 9.21.25 (custom)
Affected: 9.18.11-S1 , ≤ 9.18.50-S1 (custom)
Affected: 9.20.9-S1 , ≤ 9.20.27-S1 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Date Public
2026-09-16 00:00
Credits
ISC would like to thank Samy Medjahed/Ap4sh for bringing this vulnerability to our attention.
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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Vulnerability timeline

Sightings and recorded dates, grouped by day · UTC

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How durations are calculated

Following the VTEM framework (Black Hat USA 2015), time to patch starts when the vendor or a coordinator was informed, total time to patch at discovery, and disclosure to patch at public disclosure; vendor response time runs from the report to its acknowledgement. Time to exploit and time unpatched start at the earliest discovery or report, falling back to public disclosure. Unpatched time ends at the first recorded patch, or the calculation time when no patch is recorded. Exploitation to patch shows the interval between those two events; a published proof of concept is a public exploit, not exploitation.

Each result shows its source dates. A negative interval means the end event came first; when date-only inputs leave the order open, the result says so. Date-only inputs are approximate. The earliest evidence wins: KEV report dates and sightings are labelled as such. Records describing another vulnerability are listed but never calculated from, and a PoC alone does not establish exploitation. Missing patch evidence does not prove that no patch exists. Filters below change the event list only.

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