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CVE-2026-44497: Zebra has Consensus Divergence in Transparent Sighash Hash-Type Handling due to Stale Buffer

May 7, 2026

The fix for https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/security/advisories/GHSA-8m29-fpq5-89jj introduced a separate issue due to insuficient 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.

References

  • github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra
  • github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/releases/tag/v4.4.0
  • github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/security/advisories/GHSA-gq4h-3grw-2rhv
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-gq4h-3grw-2rhv
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44497

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 6.0.0

Fixed versions

  • 6.0.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 6.0.0 or above.

Impact 10 CRITICAL

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-347: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

Source file

cargo/zebra-script/CVE-2026-44497.yml

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