Critical severity · published Aug 18, 2026
CVE-2026-52735
ZEBRA: Consensus divergence via P2SH sigop undercount in pure-Rust disabled-opcode parser
9.3
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
ZEBRA is a Zcash node written entirely in Rust. Prior to 4.5.0, Zebra can accept a block that zcashd rejects because the P2SH signature-operation counter undercounts redeem scripts containing a disabled opcode followed by signature opcodes. In zebra-script/src/lib.rs, p2sh_input_sigop_count used the pure-Rust script::Code::sig_op_count path, whose try_fold parser stops at disabled opcodes such as OP_CODESEPARATOR and returns only the partial count accumulated before the error. The zcashd reference implementation continues static signature-operation counting through disabled opcodes, so an attacker can broadcast P2SH spends that Zebra counts below MAX_BLOCK_SIGOPS while zcashd counts above the 20,000-operation limit. If a Zebra miner includes those transactions, Zebra validators accept the block while zcashd validators reject it, creating a consensus chain split that affects network integrity and availability without requiring the attacker to produce a block. This issue is fixed in version 4.5.0.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 43% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ZE
zebra · ZcashFoundation
< 4.5.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-52735
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-52735
github.com
https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/commit/1440b43ca7df59aca948090d45117557b217a6cd
github.com
https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/releases/tag/v4.5.0
github.com
https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/security/advisories/GHSA-gf9r-m956-97qx
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