CVE-2026-24281

HIGHNVD 7.47.4
EchelonGraph scoreLOW confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.4 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit-prediction score not yet available (the EPSS model rescores nightly; freshly-published CVEs typically appear within 48 hours). GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: nvd
7.4
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 7.4Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

Hostname verification in Apache ZooKeeper ZKTrustManager falls back to reverse DNS (PTR) when IP SAN validation fails, allowing attackers who control or spoof PTR records to impersonate ZooKeeper servers or clients with a valid certificate for the PTR name. It's important to note that attacker must present a certificate which is trusted by ZKTrustManager which makes the attack vector harder to exploit. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.8.6 or 3.9.5, which fixes this issue by introducing a new configuration option to disable reverse DNS lookup in client and quorum protocols.

CVSS v3
7.4
EG Score
7.4(low)
EPSS
46.0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 7, 2026

Last Modified

July 3, 2026

Advisory Details (10)

Auto-updated Jul 3, 2026
Patch available. Sources: redhat.
redhat Patch Available
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-24281.json
redhat Patch Available

2445449 – (CVE-2026-24281) CVE-2026-24281 Apache ZooKeeper: Apache ZooKeeper: Impersonation of servers or clients via reverse DNS spoofing

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2445449
redhat Patch Available

cve-details

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-24281
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8509
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34608
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:14276
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:14272
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10184
generic

oss-security - CVE-2026-24281: Apache ZooKeeper: Reverse-DNS fallback enables hostname verification bypass in ZooKeeper ZKTrustManager

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/07/4
generic
https://lists.apache.org/thread/088ddsbrzhd5lxzbqf5n24yg0mwh9jt2

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-24281(5)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatzookeeper2026-05-06redhat
redhatrhoai/odh-modelmesh-rhel9:17767568342026-04-23redhat

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

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper3.8.0 ... 3.8.5 (6 versions)3.8.6—

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 14× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-01 15:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-01 15:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-06-30 04:39 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-06-30 04:39 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-06-30 04:31 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-24281?
CVE-2026-24281 is a high vulnerability published on March 7, 2026. Hostname verification in Apache ZooKeeper ZKTrustManager falls back to reverse DNS (PTR) when IP SAN validation fails, allowing attackers who control or spoof PTR records to impersonate ZooKeeper servers or clients with a valid certificate for the PTR name. It's important to note that attacker must…
When was CVE-2026-24281 disclosed?
CVE-2026-24281 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 7, 2026, with the most recent update on July 3, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-24281 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-24281 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 46.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-24281?
CVE-2026-24281 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.4 (NVD). The EG score is currently aggregating — additional source signals are being incorporated as they become available..
How do I remediate CVE-2026-24281?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-24281, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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