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Zcash Zebra EUVDEUVD-2026-91445

| CVE-2026-104435 HIGH
Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature (CWE-347)
2026-10-02 VulnCheck GHSA-gm38-j348-x4mq
8.3
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: VulnCheck
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Craft V5 tx with SIGHASH_SINGLE input lacking matching output
  2. Delivery
    Broadcast to Zebra-connected network peers
  3. Exploit
    Zebra validates and accepts, zcashd rejects
  4. Execution
    Node populations diverge into consensus split
  5. Impact
    Service disruption and potential double-spend

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A04:2025 - Cryptographic Failures
ASVS 5.0
V11 - Cryptography Signature verification
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires an attacker to construct a Zcash V5 transaction with more transparent inputs than transparent outputs, where at least one input is signed using SIGHASH_SINGLE (alone or combined with ANYONECANPAY) and has no transparent output at the same index, then broadcast it so a vulnerable Zebra node validates it. No authentication is required (PR:N) and no non-default Zebra configuration is needed - default Zebra 4.4.0 / zebra-script 6.0.0 nodes are affected. The key LIMITING factor is that the consensus-split impact only materializes in a heterogeneous network where both Zebra and zcashd nodes operate; per the vendor, impact is currently mitigated because most miners run zcashd, and the CVSS AT:P metric reflects this network-mix precondition being outside the attacker's control.

Impact

This is a genuine integrity/availability risk for Zcash network operators running Zebra, but its real-world urgency is tempered by several signals. The provided CVSS 4.0 score is 8.3 (High) with vector AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N and vulnerable-system impact VI:H/VA:H, VC:N - meaning no confidentiality loss, but high integrity (Zebra accepts a transaction that violates ZIP-244 consensus) and high availability impact (network partitioning / service disruption, and the advisory's claimed potential for double-spend). The AT:P metric reflects that exploitation depends on conditions outside the attacker's full control - specifically a mixed network of Zebra and zcashd nodes. Critically, the vendor advisory itself notes the impact is 'currently alleviated by the fact that most miners run zcashd,' which materially lowers practical risk today. There is no EPSS score in the provided data (MISSING), the CVE is NOT in CISA KEV, and no public exploit code is referenced, so exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' Conclusion: a real, patch-worthy consensus bug that Zebra operators should remediate promptly, but not a widely-weaponized emergency - real-world blast radius is constrained by Zebra's minority deployment and the zcashd-majority mining base. EPSS absence means probabilistic exploitation likelihood could not be cross-checked against the CVSS/KEV signals.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote, unauthenticated attacker crafts a V5 Zcash transaction containing more transparent inputs than outputs, where an input is signed with SIGHASH_SINGLE but has no transparent output at the same index, then broadcasts it to the network. Zebra 4.4.0 / zebra-script 6.0.0 computes a well-defined sighash over an empty output set and accepts the transaction, while zcashd correctly rejects it, driving the two node populations onto divergent views of valid state. No public exploit code is referenced, but the condition is straightforward to construct given documented ZIP-244 semantics.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 02, 2026

Zcash Zebra nodes running zebrad 4.4.0 or zebra-script 6.0.0 incorrectly accept V5 transparent transactions in which a SIGHASH_SINGLE-signed input has no corresponding transparent output, allowing an unauthenticated remote attacker to broadcast crafted transactions that Zebra validates while zcashd rejects them and thereby create a consensus split. The flaw is a ZIP-244 signature-verification bypass (CWE-347) with a CVSS v4 base score of 8.3; no public exploit code was identified at time of analysis, and practical impact depends on a mixed Zebra/zcashd network, with most miners currently running zcashd. Vendor patches are available in zebrad 4.4.1 and zebra-script 6.0.1.

RemediationAI

Upgrade to the vendor-released patch: zebrad 4.4.1 or later and zebra-script 6.0.1 or later, per the GitHub advisory at https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/security/advisories/GHSA-pvmv-cwg8-v6c8 (also referenced by VulnCheck at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/zebra-4.4.0-consensus-divergence-via-v5-sighash-single-without-output). Operators using Rust dependencies should ensure rust/zebrad is at 4.4.1+ and rust/zebra-script is at 6.0.1+. No special configuration workaround is documented because the flaw is in consensus-critical validation and default Zebra 4.4.0/zebra-script 6.0.0 configurations are affected; if immediate upgrade is not possible, monitor for V5 transactions with more transparent inputs than outputs and SIGHASH_SINGLE inputs lacking a matching output, and coordinate with zcashd operators, understanding that detection does not prevent consensus divergence and reliance on zcashd rejecting the transaction is not a fix. Patch status: Vendor-released patch: zebrad 4.4.1 and zebra-script 6.0.1.

Affected VersionsENISA

zebra 4.4.0 <4.4.1
zebra 6.0.0 <6.0.1

Affected Packages

cargo zebra-script fix: 6.0.1
cargo zebrad fix: 4.4.1
euvd zebra fix: 4.4.1, 6.0.1

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 3 packages in cargo, euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Zebra is a Rust implementation of a Zcash node whose transparent-transaction script verification calls into Bitcoin Script C++ code over a foreign function interface, using a Rust callback to compute the ZIP-244 sighash for each input. ZIP-244 §S.2a requires consensus failure when a V5 transparent signature uses a non-canonical hash type or when SIGHASH_SINGLE (alone or with ANYONECANPAY) is used and the input has no transparent output at the same index; zcashd enforces this by having SignatureHash throw and CheckSig fail the script. In the vulnerable Zebra code, the callback forwarded the out-of-range SIGHASH_SINGLE case to librustzcash's ZIP-244 implementation, which hashed an empty output set instead of refusing to produce a digest, so a signature over that digest was accepted. A prior fix (GHSA-cwfq-rfcr-8hmp) added the canonical-hash-type rule but omitted this missing-output rule. The issue affects the consensus-critical validation path in CPE cpe:2.3:a:zcashfoundation:zebra, specifically the zebrad and zebra-script components; the independent assessment confirms remote unauthenticated exploitation (PR:N) against default Zebra configurations, with the consensus-split impact requiring a heterogeneous network containing both Zebra and zcashd nodes.

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Severity by source

Vendor (VulnCheck) PRIMARY 8.3 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 9.1 CRITICAL

Remotely broadcastable crafted transaction needs no auth or user interaction (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N); no confidentiality loss (C:N) but consensus divergence breaks integrity and availability (I:H/A:H).

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).

CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
Present
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
None
Vulnerable system: Integrity
High
Vulnerable system: Availability
High
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Oct 02, 2026 - 12:02 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 02, 2026 - 11:38 cve.org
HIGH 8.3

DescriptionCVE.org

Zebra zebrad 4.4.0 and zebra-script 6.0.0 fail to enforce a ZIP-244 consensus rule, accepting V5 transparent inputs signed with SIGHASH_SINGLE that lack a corresponding output. Attackers can broadcast crafted V5 transactions with more inputs than outputs that Zebra accepts but zcashd rejects, causing a network consensus split.

Technical POC Analysis

Metadata caveat before anything else: the supplied advisory (GHSA-pvmv-cwg8-v6c8, ZcashFoundation/zebra) rates this Critical 9.3 and lists "No known CVE" and "No CWEs." The brief's CVE-2026-104435, C…

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Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Zcash infrastructure operators running Zebra nodes (zebrad 4.4.0 or zebra-script 6.0.0) face a high-severity validation flaw that can let crafted V5 transparent transactions be accepted inconsistently with zcashd, risking a consensus split across the Zcash network. Because most miners currently run zcashd, the immediate organizational impact depends on how many Zebra nodes are in production, but any split could disrupt transaction finality, exchange deposits and withdrawals, and node reliability. Leadership should prioritize patching because the defect is remotely reachable, no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and vendor fixes are already available.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 91% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
alternative Zcash node implementation, minority footprint versus zcashd majority
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

42
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +42
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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