Critical severity · published May 8, 2026
CVE-2026-41583
ZEBRA: Consensus Divergence in Transparent Sighash Hash-Type Handling
9.1
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 20% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ZE
zebra · ZcashFoundation
zebrad < 4.3.1; zebra-script < 5.0.2 · source: vendor
ZE
Zebra-script · Zfnd
before 5.0.2 · source: NVD
ZE
Zebrad · Zfnd
before 4.3.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41583
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41583
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/security/advisories/GHSA-8m29-fpq5-89jj
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