What is GHSA-p6fx-3c9f-wcc9?

GHSA-p6fx-3c9f-wcc9 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. If BIND is loaded with a "`named.conf`" file that contains no global "`options`" block, an...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-p6fx-3c9f-wcc9 cover?

GHSA-p6fx-3c9f-wcc9 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-76163. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-p6fx-3c9f-wcc9?

GHSA-p6fx-3c9f-wcc9 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-p6fx-3c9f-wcc9HighCVSS 7.5

If BIND is loaded with a "`named.conf`" file that contains no global "`options`" block, an...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

September 16, 2026

Last Modified

September 16, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-76163 →

📋 Description

If BIND is loaded with a "named.conf" file that contains no global "options" block, an attacker can send a query of QTYPE TKEY which may cause an assertion failure and subsequent unexpected program exit. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.20.0 through 9.20.27, 9.21.0 through 9.21.25, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.27-S1.

🔗 References (5)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76163
https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.20.29
https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.21.26
https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2026-76163
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p6fx-3c9f-wcc9