Vulnerability in Zcashfoundation Zebra
CVE-2026-123558
Zebra zebrad before 7.0.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows a malicious peer to stall checkpoint sync by cancelling the verifier rewind after a failed commit. Attackers can serve a forged block with altered authorizing data plus a restart-triggering block, leaving the verifier rejecting honest blocks until restart.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-2w9f-9wx8-f5c8) (vendor-advisory)
- VulnCheck Advisory: Zebra before 7.0.0 Checkpoint Sync Denial of Service via Cancelled Verifier Rewind (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-123558?
- CVE-2026-123558 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zcashfoundation Zebra, classified under CWE-460. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-11-08.
- How severe is CVE-2026-123558?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.