CVE-2026-12617: ISC BIND 9

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The issue is unexpected program termination based on ordering and/or specific content in responses to queries for CNAME or DNAME, and A records. Specifically, if a client queries for a DNAME and A record below the DNAME to the resolver, and the authoritative server responds positively to the A query but delays the DNAME response and later responds negatively, `named` may quit unexpectedly. Or, if a client queries for a CNAME and A record for the same name to the resolver, and the authoritative server responds positively to the A query but delays the CNAME response and later responds with a self-referential CNAME, the same failure may occur. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.18.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.24, 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.50-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.24-S1.

Affected products

• ISC BIND 9: from 9.18.0, up to and including 9.18.50; from 9.20.0, up to and including 9.20.24; from 9.18.11-S1, up to and including 9.18.50-S1; from 9.20.9-S1, up to and including 9.20.24-S1

Published 2026-07-22. Last modified 2026-07-22.