Zebra before 6.2.1 Block Download Denial of Service via KnownBlock SentHashes Lockout
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Zebra before 6.2.1 contains an incomplete cleanup vulnerability that allows unauthenticated peers to block downloading of valid blocks by leaving rejected hashes in SentHashes. Attackers can send a contextually invalid block sharing an honest block's header hash, causing Request::KnownBlock to skip the honest block and keep nodes behind the tip.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZcashFoundation | zebra | before 6.2.1 | 6.2.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- zebra VendorZcashFoundation Affected before 6.2.1 Fixed in 6.2.1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA zebra (ZcashFoundation) Fixed in 6.2.1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
ZcashFoundation zebra 6.2.1
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-66066 Zebra before 6.2.1 Denial of Service via Uncapped V6 Shielded Proof VerificationPriority MEDIUM 44
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-104421
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xx63-6p6j-3wv7
References
More ZcashFoundation vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-66079 Zebra before 4.4.0 Consensus Split via SIGHASH_SINGLE Missing-Output Handling CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.3
- TI-2026-37850 ZEBRA: Mempool transaction admission denial via single-peer inbound queue saturation CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-71182 Improper block validation in Zebra gossip lets peers drop new blocks CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.3
- TI-2026-29537 Zebra: addr/addrv2 Deserialization Resource Exhaustion CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.3
- TI-2026-30136 ZEBRA: Consensus Divergence in Transparent Sighash Hash-Type Handling CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-37853 ZEBRA: Consensus divergence via P2SH sigop undercount in pure-Rust disabled-opcode parser CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-104421 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-104421 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xx63-6p6j-3wv7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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