CVE-2026-44497CWE-347

ZEBRA: Consensus Divergence in Transparent Sighash Hash-Type Handling due to Stale Buffer

Critical · published May 8, 2026

CVSS v4.0
9.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
21.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

ZEBRA is a Zcash node written entirely in Rust. Prior to zebrad version 4.4.0 and prior to zebra-script version 6.0.0, the fix for CVE-2026-41583 introduced a separate issue due to insufficient error handling of the case where the sighash type is invalid, during sighash computation. Instead of returning an error, the normal flow would resume, and the input sighash buffer would be left untouched. In scenarios where a previous signature validation could leave a valid sighash in the buffer, an invalid hash-type could be incorrectly accepted, which would create a consensus split between Zebra and zcashd nodes. This issue has been patched in zebrad version 4.4.0 and zebra-script version 6.0.0.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
9.3 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:H/SA:H
EPSS
0.00297 · 21.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-347 · Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
Published
2026-05-08T15:08Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 MAY 15:08Z
    ZEBRA: Consensus Divergence in Transparent Sighash Hash-Type Handling due to Stale Buffer
    cvelistv5