CVE-2025-13878

7.5 highEPSS 9.4%

High (7.5). EPSS 9.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Malformed BRID/HHIT records can cause `named` to terminate unexpectedly. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.18.40 through 9.18.43, 9.20.13 through 9.20.17, 9.21.12 through 9.21.16, 9.18.40-S1 through 9.18.43-S1, and 9.20.13-S1 through 9.20.17-S1.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.5 high

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

EPSS: 9.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 95% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWEs: CWE-617, CWE-1286
Published: 2026-01-21
Modified: 2026-09-01
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.18.44
https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.20.18
https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.21.17
https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2025-13878
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/21/3

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