BaseFortify

Publication date: 2026-09-16

Last updated on: 2026-09-17

Assigner: Internet Systems Consortium (ISC)

Description

If BIND is loaded with a "`named.conf`" file that contains no global "`options`" block, an attacker can send a query of QTYPE TKEY which may cause an assertion failure and subsequent unexpected program exit. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.20.0 through 9.20.27, 9.21.0 through 9.21.25, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.27-S1.

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Published

2026-09-16

Last Modified

2026-09-17

Generated

2026-09-20

EPSS Evaluated

N/A

NVD

CVE-2026-76163

Affected Vendors & Products

Currently, no data is known.

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-617	The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary.

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