CVE-2026-5950

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.66% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 51.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-23.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-05-20 13:10Z5 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-05-20 13:38Z5 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-04-09

Assigning CNA

isc

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.3)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Weaknesses

• CWE-606Unchecked Input for Loop ConditionBase
• CWE-835Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

6a8c6311afdf53a5aea3c9f107db787c8710c009dc1b80c7fd7d4bc507d3426b

• kb.isc.orgCVE-2026-5950https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2026-5950vendor-advisory
• downloads.isc.orghttps://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.18.49patch
• downloads.isc.orghttps://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.20.23patch
• downloads.isc.orghttps://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.21.22patch