๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-104426

MEDIUM 5.9

Zebra before 6.1.0 Quadratic Complexity DoS via Block Transparent Value Check

CVSS Score
5.9
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

Zebra before 6.1.0 contains an inefficient algorithmic complexity vulnerability in remaining_transaction_value that clones the entire block-level spent-UTXO map per transaction during contextual verification. Attackers can mine or seed the mempool with roughly 26,000 minimal single-input transactions in one block, stalling every validating node for over 52 seconds.

CWE CWE-407
Vendor zcashfoundation
Product zebra
Published Oct 2, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Affected Versions

ZcashFoundation / zebra
0 < 6.1.0

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/security/advisories/GHSA-4g24-549m-hp75 vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/zebra-before-6.1.0-quadratic-complexity-dos-via-block-transparent-value-check

Credits

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