HIGH

CVE-2026-96888

ISC — BIND 9

A BIND resolver that is configured with both a "redirect" zone and "qname-minimization strict" may abort with an assertion failure while processing the redirect. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.16.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.29, 9.21.0 through 9.21.26, 9.16.8-S1 through 9.18.50-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.29-S1.

CVSS7.5

EPSS0.5%

Exploit StatusNot Assessed

PublishedOct 21, 2026

Last ModifiedOct 26, 2026

VendorISC

ProductBIND 9

Weakness (CWE)CWE-476, CWE-617

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PublishedOct 21, 2026

Last ModifiedOct 26, 2026

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