Published May 20, 2026Sources checked Oct 28, 2026
5.3MEDIUMCVSS out of 10
What this means
Review the available evidence
CVE-2026-3592 and is rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.3. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.
CISA KEVNot listedBased on the latest collected catalog
EPSS0.4%Estimated 30-day exploitation probability
Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field
Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships
Overview
What is CVE-2026-3592?
BIND resolvers are vulnerable to an amplified resource consumption/exhaustion attack. If a victim resolver makes a query to a specially crafted zone, the resolver will consume disproportionate resources.
This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.11.0 through 9.16.50, 9.18.0 through 9.18.48, 9.20.0 through 9.20.22, 9.21.0 through 9.21.21, 9.11.3-S1 through 9.16.50-S1, 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.48-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.22-S1.