CVE-2026-24281
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CVE-2026-24281 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.4/10 on the CVSS scale. Hostname verification in Apache ZooKeeper ZKTrustManager falls back to reverse DNS (PTR) when IP SAN validation fails, allowing attackers who control or spoof PTR records to impersonate ZooKeeper servers or clients with a valid certificate for the PTR name. It's important to note that attacker must present a certificate which is trusted by ZKTrustManager which makes the attack vector harder to exploit. EPSS estimates a 0.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Hostname verification in Apache ZooKeeper ZKTrustManager falls back to reverse DNS (PTR) when IP SAN validation fails, allowing attackers who control or spoof PTR records to impersonate ZooKeeper servers or clients with a valid certificate for the PTR name. It's important to note that attacker must present a certificate which is trusted by ZKTrustManager which makes the attack vector harder to exploit. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.8.6 or 3.9.5, which fixes this issue by introducing a new configuration option to disable reverse DNS lookup in client and quorum protocols.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | Zookeeper | >= 3.8.0, < 3.8.6 |
| Apache | Zookeeper | >= 3.9.0, < 3.9.5 |
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/088ddsbrzhd5lxzbqf5n24yg0mwh9jt2Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/07/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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