CVE-2026-11622

publishedCWE-770

A DNSSEC validating resolver that is under a random subdomain attack against a DNSSEC-signed zone can suffer from runaway memory usage. The attacker needs to be able to send queries faster than the resolver can perform validation. The increased memory usage can be orders of magnitude beyond the limit configured in the `max-cache-size` parameter. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.11.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.24, 9.21.0 through 9.21.23, 9.11.3-S1 through 9.18.50-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.24-S1.

Technical severity7.5 highCVSS 3.1 · NVD: [email protected]

Published2026-07-22Source updated 2026-11-02

Collected2026-11-021 attributed source

Fixes and workarounds

No remediation reported in collected sources.

Missing remediation information is not evidence that no patch exists.

Affected products and versions

Affected products, source version ranges and reporting authorities
Product	Versions	Authority
bind isc	≥ 9.11.3; ≤ 9.18.50 (affected, custom)	NVD
bind isc	≥ 9.18.0; ≤ 9.18.50 (affected, custom)	NVD
bind isc	≥ 9.20.0; ≤ 9.20.24 (affected, custom)	NVD
bind isc	≥ 9.20.9; ≤ 9.20.24 (affected, custom)	NVD
bind isc	≥ 9.21.0; ≤ 9.21.23 (affected, custom)	NVD

Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.

NVD applicability configurations (1)

These expressions retain AND/OR operators, negation, and required environmental products. A listed product is not sufficient to establish exposure when additional conditions apply.

[
  {
    "negate": false,
    "nodes": [
      {
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:supported_preview:*:*:*",
            "versionEndIncluding": "9.18.50",
            "versionStartIncluding": "9.11.3",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*",
            "versionEndIncluding": "9.18.50",
            "versionStartIncluding": "9.18.0",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*",
            "versionEndIncluding": "9.20.24",
            "versionStartIncluding": "9.20.0",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:supported_preview:*:*:*",
            "versionEndIncluding": "9.20.24",
            "versionStartIncluding": "9.20.9",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*",
            "versionEndIncluding": "9.21.23",
            "versionStartIncluding": "9.21.0",
            "vulnerable": true
          }
        ],
        "negate": false,
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ],
    "operator": "OR"
  }
]

CVSS assessments

CVSS scores, vectors and reporting authorities
Version / score	Vector	Authority
3.1 / 7.5 high	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`	NVD: [email protected]

Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

References

https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.20.26[email protected] · Product
https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.21.24[email protected] · Product
https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2026-11622[email protected] · Vendor Advisory

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