CVE-2026-44498

7.5 HIGH
Published: May 08, 2026 Modified: May 08, 2026
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Description

ZEBRA is a Zcash node written entirely in Rust. Prior to version 4.4.0, Zebra's block validator undercounts transparent signature operations against the 20000-sigop block limit (MAX_BLOCK_SIGOPS), allowing it to accept blocks that zcashd rejects with bad-blk-sigops. A miner who produces such a block can split the network: Zebra nodes follow the offending chain while zcashd nodes do not. This issue has been patched in version 4.4.0.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/releases/tag/v4.4.0
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Release Notes
https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/security/advisories/GHSA-jv4h-j224-23cc
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Vendor Advisory

2 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.3%
20th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

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