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CVE-2026-104423

Zebra (zebrad) before 6.2.1 contains an asymmetric resource consumption vulnerability that allows…

Risk score
55/100
CVSS
7.5 v3.1
Exploit chance (30 days)
0.3%
Published
2 Oct 2026

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What to know

What it is
Zebra (zebrad) before 6.2.1 contains an asymmetric resource consumption vulnerability that allows unauthenticated peers to stall block verification by pushing V6 mempool transactions with invalid Halo2 proofs. Attackers can flood the shared unprioritized Halo2 verification queue with zero-fee transactions carrying zer…
Affected
See advisory
Fix
Upgrade the product to 6.2.1 or later.
Exploitation
No known exploitation

Why it is Yellow

  • CVSS 7.5 high
  • Remotely exploitable without logging in

References

Original description

Zebra (zebrad) before 6.2.1 contains an asymmetric resource consumption vulnerability that allows unauthenticated peers to stall block verification by pushing V6 mempool transactions with invalid Halo2 proofs. Attackers can flood the shared unprioritized Halo2 verification queue with zero-fee transactions carrying zero-filled Orchard and Ironwood proofs, causing nodes to fall behind the chain tip.

Last activity 2 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.