CVE 9.3 CRITICAL

ZEBRA: Consensus Divergence in Transparent Sighash Hash-Type Handling due to Stale Buffer_CVE-2026-44497

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 4.4.0 and prior to zebra-script version 6.0.0, the fix for CVE-2026-41583 introduced a separate issue due to insufficient error handling of the case where the sighash type is invalid, during sighash computation. Instead of returning an error, the normal flow would resume, and the input sighash buffer would be left untouched. In scenarios where a previous signature validation could leave a valid sighash in the buffer, an invalid hash-type could be incorrectly accepted, which would create a consensus split between Zebra and zcashd nodes. This issue has been patched in zebrad version 4.4.0 and zebra-script version 6.0.0.

AI Analysis

Insufficient error handling in ZEBRA's sighash computation allows for a consensus split between Zebra and zcashd nodes

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-44497
Source GitHub_M
Published May 8, 2026 at 15:08

Affected Product

Vendor ZcashFoundation
Product zebra
Version zebra-script < 6.0.0
Affected Versions ZcashFoundation zebra zebra-script < 6.0.0
ZcashFoundation zebra zebrad < 4.4.0

CWE Classification

AI Assessment

AI Score 9.3 / 10
AI Severity Critical
Vendor ZcashFoundation
Product Zebra
Version zebrad < 4.4.0, zebra-script < 6.0.0

References

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