The issue is a resource exhaustion vulnerability associated with DNSSEC validation. BIND always validates all RRSIG records in an answer, even if they are not strictly needed. A query to an authoritative server/zone which returns many valid but superfluous RRSIG records causes the validator to waste disproportionate CPU time. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.20.0 through 9.20.24, 9.21.0 through 9.21.23, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.24-S1.
CVE-2026-11605
Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-22. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 49(Track)EG Risk 49/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity75% × 45%Exploitation1% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 1%
- EPSS %ILE
- 44%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 22, 2026
Last Modified
July 22, 2026
Advisory Details (3)
Auto-updated Jul 22, 2026CVE-2026-11605: Unnecessary validation of DNSSEC signed records
https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2026-11605Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-11605(3)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- CVE-2026-11605Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)Medium
Unnecessary validation of DNSSEC signed records
- GHSA-qhh7-j7w3-xfxqGitHub Security AdvisoriesHigh
The issue is a resource exhaustion vulnerability associated with DNSSEC validation. BIND always...
- RHSA-2026:42853Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
Patch Availability(2)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | bind9-utils (1:9.20.24-1ubuntu0.2) @ resolute | 2026-09-14 | ubuntu |
| redhat | bind-main-9.18.50-22.hum1 | 2026-07-21 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(7 across 7 ecosystems)
Alpine:v3.22(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| bind | — | 9.20.26-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.23(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| bind | — | 9.20.26-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.24(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| bind | — | 9.20.26-r0 | — |
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| bind9 | 1:9.16.15-1 ... 1:9.16.50-1~deb11u5 (17 versions) | 1:9.16.50-1~deb11u6 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| bind9 | 1:9.18.12-1 ... 1:9.18.49-1~deb12u1 (16 versions) | 1:9.18.49-1~deb12u2 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| bind9 | 1:9.20.11-4 ... 1:9.20.26-1~deb13u1~bpo12+1 (21 versions) | 1:9.20.26-1~deb13u1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| bind9 | 1:9.20.11-4 ... 1:9.20.26-1~deb13u1~bpo12+1 (22 versions) | 1:9.20.26-1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(1)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 26× in last 7d / 122× in last 30d)
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- 2026-09-14 11:28 UTCVendor advisory
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- 2026-09-13 22:26 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-13 22:26 UTCVendor advisory
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- 2026-09-13 08:58 UTCVendor advisory
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- 2026-09-12 06:54 UTCVendor advisory
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- 2026-09-11 17:52 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-11 17:52 UTCVendor advisory
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- 2026-09-10 21:33 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-10 21:33 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-09-10 21:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-09-10 09:34 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-09-09 09:15 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-09 09:15 UTCVendor advisory
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- 2026-09-07 21:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
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- 2026-09-06 09:30 UTCVendor advisory
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- 2026-08-30 00:53 UTCVendor advisory
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- 2026-08-28 21:40 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-28 02:43 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-28 02:43 UTCVendor advisory
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- 2026-08-27 00:34 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-27 00:34 UTCVendor advisory
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- 2026-08-26 11:30 UTCVendor advisory
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- 2026-08-25 22:19 UTCEG score recompute
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- 2026-08-25 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-25 08:33 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-08-25 08:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
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- 2026-08-24 19:16 UTCVendor advisory
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