CVE-2026-10822CWE-1284CWE-617

Key Record using PRIVATEDNS algorithm may lead to unexpected exit

Medium · published July 22, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
30.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

If BIND encounters a particular invalid data structure in a DNS record, it will accept the invalid data, and may subsequently abort and exit.

BIND will first need to store a DNS record for a key (KEY, DNSKEY, etc.). That key must specify a PRIVATEDNS algorithm (253), and in the algorithm identifier, improperly give a length longer than the actual identifier data. The invalid identifier will be stored. If BIND later needs to render that record to text, it will use the invalid length during processing, leading to a consistency check failing.

This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.18.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.24, 9.21.0 through 9.21.23, 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.50-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.24-S1.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00381 · 30.9th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-1284 · Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input; CWE-617 · Reachable Assertion
Published
2026-07-22T14:09Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 JUL 14:09Z
    Key Record using PRIVATEDNS algorithm may lead to unexpected exit
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