CVE-2026-80274: ISC BIND 9

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

If a BIND resolver sends a query for a DNSSEC-signed authoritative zone, and the authoritative server replies with a valid wildcard answer and signed NSEC3 proof, followed by an unsigned NSEC at the same owner name, it will trigger an unexpected program exit. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.11.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.27, 9.21.0 through 9.21.25, 9.11.3-S1 through 9.18.50-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.27-S1.

Affected products

• ISC BIND 9: from 9.11.0, up to and including 9.18.50; from 9.20.0, up to and including 9.20.27; from 9.21.0, up to and including 9.21.25; from 9.11.3-S1, up to and including 9.18.50-S1; from 9.20.9-S1, up to and including 9.20.27-S1

Published 2026-09-16. Last modified 2026-09-17.