{"id":"CVE-2026-19941","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"checkwildcard() accepts an out-of-zone NSEC as a wildcard-nonexistence proof","description":"An inapplicable NSEC record may be accepted by a `named` resolver as proof that no wildcard exists, which could allow an attacker at the same or an upstream level of the zone name to mask the existence of a victim's wildcard record.\nThis issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.11.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.27, 9.21.0 through 9.21.25, 9.11.3-S1 through 9.18.50-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.27-S1.","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T13:52:49.400Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-17T18:44:20.015Z","severity":{"score":5.9,"label":"Medium","version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","source":"isc"},"assigner":"isc","products":["ISC BIND 9"],"affected":[{"vendor":"ISC","product":"BIND 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