CVE-2026-41583 PUBLISHED

ZEBRA: Consensus Divergence in Transparent Sighash Hash-Type Handling

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 21.04.2026 Published: 08.05.2026 Updated: 08.05.2026

ZEBRA is a Zcash node written entirely in Rust. Prior to zebrad version 4.3.1 and prior to zebra-script version 5.0.2, after a refactoring, Zebra failed to validate a consensus rule that restricted the possible values of sighash hash types for V5 transactions which were enabled in the NU5 network upgrade. Zebra nodes could thus accept and eventually mine a block that would be considered invalid by zcashd nodes, creating a consensus split between Zebra and zcashd nodes. In a similar vein, for V4 transactions, Zebra mistakenly used the "canonical" hash type when computing the sighash while zcashd (correctly per the spec) uses the raw value, which could also crate a consensus split. This issue has been patched in zebrad version 4.3.1 and zebra-script version 5.0.2.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:H/SA:H
CVSS Score: 9.3

Product Status

Vendor ZcashFoundation
Product zebra
Versions
  • Version zebrad < 4.3.1 is affected
  • Version zebra-script < 5.0.2 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-573: Improper Following of Specification by Caller CWE