Vulnerability in Zebra (CVE-2026-104436)
Summary
Vulnerability in Zebra (CVE-2026-104436). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Am I affected
You are affected if:
- You run
zebradup to and includingv4.4.1. - Your node accepts inbound P2P connections.
Summary
The read_getblocks and read_getheaders codec paths accepted block locator vectors up to approximately 65,535 entries (the generic TrustedPreallocate ceiling derived from MAX_PROTOCOL_MESSAGE_LEN), rather than the protocol-specification limit of 101 entries (matching zcashd's MAX_LOCATOR_SZ). Each entry in the locator vector triggers a per-hash chain lookup (HashMap::contains_key + RocksDB::contains_hash) in find_chain_intersection on a tokio blocking-pool thread.
A single maximally-sized getblocks message occupies one blocking-pool thread for approximately 10–65ms. Under sustained load from multiple peers, this can degrade state-read performance for block validation, RPC, and mempool lookups.
Details
The read_headers codec path already implements the correct pattern: it reads the CompactSize count, validates against MAX_HEADERS_PER_MESSAGE = 160 before deserialization, and rejects oversized messages. The read_getblocks and read_getheaders paths were missing this pre-deserialization count check and instead relied on the generic block::Hash::max_allocation() bound, which allows (MAX_PROTOCOL_MESSAGE_LEN - 1) / 32 = 65,535 hashes.
A legitimate block locator is logarithmic in chain length (approximately 30 hashes for the current ~3M-block Zcash chain). Zebra's own send-side cap is `MAX_FIND_BLO…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-104436 has been found in Zebra.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 3.7/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Zebra CVE-2026-104436" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-104436 (Zebra) — CWE-770 / CVSS v3 3.7
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-770) exists in Zebra.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Zebra.
Severity: Low (CVSS 3.7/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'Zebra' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'Zebra' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
Zebraを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
References
- package github.com
- web github.com
- web vulncheck.com
- web nvd.nist.gov
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