Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity Affecting zebra-consensus package, versions <7.0.0
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- published3 Jul 2026
- disclosed2 Jul 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 2 Jul 2026
NewCVE-2026-52737 (opens in a new tab)Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) are common identifiers for publicly known security vulnerabilities
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How to fix?
Upgrade zebra-consensus to version 7.0.0 or higher.
Overview
zebra-consensus is an Implementation of Zcash consensus checks
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity via the sync download process. An attacker can repeatedly stall node synchronization and degrade sync progress by sending specially crafted block inventory and block data over an unauthenticated P2P connection, causing global sync restarts and cancellation of all in-flight downloads.