# CVE-2026-123554: Zebra zebrad 6.4.0 before 7.0.0 Denial of Service via Mempool Coinbase-Maturity Check

Affects zebrad 6.4.0, 6.4.1, 6.4.2 and 7.0.0-rc.0 on nodes with peer connections, which is the default on every network. Fixed in zebrad 7.0.0.

- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Default setups
- Fixed in: 7.0.0
- Published: 2026-11-08 · Updated: 2026-11-08

CVE-2026-123554 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 8.7 (high) and affects zebra; fixed in 7.0.0.

## Affected

- ZcashFoundation zebra: from 6.4.0, fixed in 7.0.0

## Description

Zebra zebrad 6.4.0 before 7.0.0 performs quadratic work in the mempool coinbase-maturity check because Transaction::coinbase_spend_restriction() rebuilds the transaction's output list once per spent outpoint. Any connected peer can repeatedly send unsigned transactions with many transparent inputs and outputs, which are rejected without a misbehavior score, to pin verification threads.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ZcashFoundation zebra, upgrade to a fixed version (7.0.0) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-123554 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-123554

### What does this mean?

A connected peer can make the node spend tens of seconds of CPU on a single transaction. This occupies verification threads and stalls block verification, peer message handling and sync while the attack continues. No consensus rule, funds or disk data are affected.

Source: https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/security/advisories/GHSA-7jp4-mq53-4cvq

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-123554?

zebra: from 6.4.0 before 7.0.0.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-123554

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

Affected releases are zebrad 6.4.0, 6.4.1, 6.4.2 and 7.0.0-rc.0. The bug applies to nodes that accept inbound peer connections or make outbound connections, which is the default on every network. Compare the zebrad version the node runs against this list.

Source: https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/security/advisories/GHSA-7jp4-mq53-4cvq

### How do I fix CVE-2026-123554?

Upgrade to zebrad 7.0.0, which contains the fix from commit 08743d6.

Source: https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/security/advisories/GHSA-7jp4-mq53-4cvq

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## References

- https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/security/advisories/GHSA-7jp4-mq53-4cvq
- https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/commit/08743d669b33a19bce2a5d54001bd468c03a196e
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/zebra-zebrad-6.4.0-before-7.0.0-denial-of-service-via-mempool-coinbase-maturity-check

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