CVE-2026-77119: isc bind 9 Origin Validation Error
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-77119 is a medium (CVSS 5.9) Origin Validation Error vulnerability in isc bind 9. EPSS estimates a 0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Related 5Timeline
- 16-09-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 17-09-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A validly signed NSEC3 from an unrelated sibling zone may be accepted as an insecurity proof, downgrading a secure delegation and letting a forged unsigned answer through. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.11.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.27, 9.21.0 through 9.21.25, 9.11.3-S1 through 9.18.50-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.27-S1.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated5.9MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.9MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.9MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- NVDNIST5.9MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.23%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
12%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.04 pp
From 0.19% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu3 products
- bind9All versions (No fix recorded) | < 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.19+esm15 | < 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.19+esm11 | < 1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.19+esm6 | < 1:9.18.30-0ubuntu0.20.04.2+esm3 | < 1:9.18.39-0ubuntu0.22.04.7 | < 1:9.18.39-0ubuntu0.24.04.8 | < 1:9.20.24-1ubuntu0.4
- bind9-libsAll versions (No fix recorded)
- isc-dhcpAll versions (No fix recorded)
Alpine1 product
- bind< 9.20.29-r0
Debian1 product
- bind9All versions (No fix recorded) | < 1:9.20.29-1~deb13u1 | < 1:9.20.29-1
Isc1 product
- bind 9≥ 9.11.0, ≤ 9.18.50 | ≥ 9.20.0, ≤ 9.20.27 | ≥ 9.21.0, ≤ 9.21.25 | ≥ 9.11.3-S1, ≤ 9.18.50-S1 | ≥ 9.20.9-S1, ≤ 9.20.27-S1
4 vendors · 6 products