CVE-2026-44498 PUBLISHED

ZEBRA: Block Validator Undercounts Coinbase and P2SH Sigops

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 06.05.2026 Published: 08.05.2026 Updated: 08.05.2026

ZEBRA is a Zcash node written entirely in Rust. Prior to version 4.4.0, Zebra's block validator undercounts transparent signature operations against the 20000-sigop block limit (MAX_BLOCK_SIGOPS), allowing it to accept blocks that zcashd rejects with bad-blk-sigops. A miner who produces such a block can split the network: Zebra nodes follow the offending chain while zcashd nodes do not. This issue has been patched in version 4.4.0.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N
CVSS Score: 9.2

Product Status

Vendor ZcashFoundation
Product zebra
Versions
  • Version < 4.4.0 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-682: Incorrect Calculation CWE