CVE-2026-11622

Published: Jul 22, 2026Modified: Oct 24, 2026

7.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6

Source: security-officer@isc.org (Secondary)

Description

A DNSSEC validating resolver that is under a random subdomain attack against a DNSSEC-signed zone can suffer from runaway memory usage. The attacker needs to be able to send queries faster than the resolver can perform validation. The increased memory usage can be orders of magnitude beyond the limit configured in the `max-cache-size` parameter. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.11.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.24, 9.21.0 through 9.21.23, 9.11.3-S1 through 9.18.50-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.24-S1.

Related CWEs

CWE-770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.

References (3)

https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.20.26

Source: security-officer@isc.org

https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.21.24

Source: security-officer@isc.org

https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2026-11622

Source: security-officer@isc.org

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