Zebra before 6.3.0 False Readiness via Discarded One-Hash FindBlocks Response
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 6.3.0 contains an improper exceptional condition check in ChainSync::obtain_tips that discards valid one-hash FindBlocks responses, falsely reporting close-to-tip status. Peers returning only the next block hash cause a zero-length sync sample, making the /ready endpoint return 200 OK while the node remains 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 6.3.0 | 6.3.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- zebra VendorZcashFoundation Affected before 6.3.0 Fixed in 6.3.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA zebra (ZcashFoundation) Fixed in 6.3.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
ZcashFoundation zebra 6.3.0
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-66065 Zebra before 6.3.0 Block Sync Denial of Service via Coinbase scriptSig RewritePriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2026-66063 Zebra before 6.3.0 Peer Misbehavior Ban Bypass via Gossiped BlocksPriority LOW 36
- TI-2026-66062 Zebra before 6.3.0 Honest Peer Banning via Far-Ahead FindBlocks HashesPriority LOW 27
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-104432
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x44x-7hf5-cfvh
- 2026-10-04 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
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-2026-104432 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-104432 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x44x-7hf5-cfvh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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