CVE 9.3 CRITICAL

ZEBRA: Consensus Divergence in Transparent Sighash Hash-Type Handling_CVE-2026-41583

9.3 / 10
CRITICAL
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:H/SA:H

Description

ZEBRA is a Zcash node written entirely in Rust. Prior to zebrad version 4.3.1 and prior to zebra-script version 5.0.2, after a refactoring, Zebra failed to validate a consensus rule that restricted the possible values of sighash hash types for V5 transactions which were enabled in the NU5 network upgrade. Zebra nodes could thus accept and eventually mine a block that would be considered invalid by zcashd nodes, creating a consensus split between Zebra and zcashd nodes. In a similar vein, for V4 transactions, Zebra mistakenly used the "canonical" hash type when computing the sighash while zcashd (correctly per the spec) uses the raw value, which could also crate a consensus split. This issue has been patched in zebrad version 4.3.1 and zebra-script version 5.0.2.

AI Analysis

Consensus divergence in transparent sighash hash-type handling due to incorrect validation of consensus rules, potentially leading to a consensus split between Zebra and zcashd nodes.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-41583
Source GitHub_M
Published May 8, 2026 at 14:55

Affected Product

Vendor ZcashFoundation
Product zebra
Version zebrad < 4.3.1
Affected Versions ZcashFoundation zebra zebrad < 4.3.1
ZcashFoundation zebra zebra-script < 5.0.2

CWE Classification

AI Assessment

AI Score 9.3 / 10
AI Severity Critical
Vendor ZcashFoundation
Product zebra
Version zebrad < 4.3.1, zebra-script < 5.0.2

References

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