Resource exhaustion in Isc Bind
CVE-2026-3039
BIND servers that are configured to use TKEY-based authentication via GSS-API tokens are vulnerable to excessive memory consumption when receiving and processing maliciously-constructed packets. Typically these servers will be found in Active Directory integrated DNS deployments and/or Kerberos-secured DNS environments. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.0.0 through 9.16.50, 9.18.0 through 9.18.48, 9.20.0 through 9.20.22, 9.21.0 through 9.21.21, 9.9.3-S1 through 9.16.50-S1, 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.48-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.22-S1.
Published · last modified .
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
EPSS: 0.010 (63.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 63.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Isc Bind
- Isc Bind 9 — versions 9.0.0, 9.18.0, 9.20.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.18.49 (Patch, patch)
- downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.20.23 (Patch, patch)
- downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.21.22 (Patch, patch)
- kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2026-3039 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
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- 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
- 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
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- 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-3039?
- CVE-2026-3039 is a high-severity vulnerability in Isc Bind, classified under CWE-771. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-05-20.
- How severe is CVE-2026-3039?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.