VDB-432727 · CVE-2026-123554 · GCVE-0-2026-123554

ZcashFoundation Zebra up to 6.x Mempool coinbase_spend_restriction resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ZcashFoundation Zebra up to 6.x. This impacts the function Transaction::coinbase_spend_restriction of the component Mempool. This manipulation causes resource consumption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-123554. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ZcashFoundation Zebra up to 6.x. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function Transaction::coinbase_spend_restriction of the component Mempool. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Zebra zebrad 6.4.0 before 7.0.0 performs quadratic work in the mempool coinbase-maturity check because Transaction::coinbase_spend_restriction() rebuilds the transaction's output list once per spent outpoint. Any connected peer can repeatedly send unsigned transactions with many transparent inputs and outputs, which are rejected without a misbehavior score, to pin verification threads.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-123554 since 11/06/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 7.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

ZcashFoundation

Name

Zebra

Version

Website

Product: https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Zebra 7.0.0

Timelineinfo

11/06/2026 CVE reserved
11/08/2026 +2 days Advisory disclosed
11/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CNA: VulnCheck
CVE: CVE-2026-123554 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-123554
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-432727

Entryinfo

Created: 11/08/2026 03:21
Changes: 11/08/2026 03:21 (77)
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Cache ID: 216::103