CVE-2026-60109Zeek before 8.0.9 contains a null pointer dereference vulnerability in its Kerberos protocol analyzer that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to crash the sensor by sending a crafted KRB_ERROR m…
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Zeek before 8.0.9 contains a null pointer dereference vulnerability in its Kerberos protocol analyzer that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to crash the sensor by sending a crafted KRB_ERROR message with error-code 25 (KDC_ERR_PREAUTH_REQUIRED) containing a PA-DATA element with padata-type 2, 3, 11, or 19. Attackers can exploit a parser and analyzer state mismatch where proc_padata() dereferences an uninitialized pa_data_element field selected by the wrong parsing arm, triggering a crash via a single UDP or TCP packet to port 88 without any credentials or prior authentication.
- CVSS
- 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-476
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jul 14, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
zeek zeek zeek:zeek | before 8.0.9 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/zeek/zeek/commit/c82e3c734893d932e94310aec0dbeb1ffcea169dpatch
- https://github.com/zeek/zeek/releases/tag/v8.0.9release-notes
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/zeek-null-pointer-dereference-dos-via-kerberos-krb-error-parsingthird-party-advisory
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