CVE-2025-13878

HIGHPre-NVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-01-21. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Elevated
7.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 9%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

Malformed BRID/HHIT records can cause named to terminate unexpectedly. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.18.40 through 9.18.43, 9.20.13 through 9.20.17, 9.21.12 through 9.21.16, 9.18.40-S1 through 9.18.43-S1, and 9.20.13-S1 through 9.20.17-S1.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EG Risk
52(Track)
EG Risk 52/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity75% × 45%
Exploitation8% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
9%
EPSS %ILE
95%
KEV
Not listed

Published

January 21, 2026

Last Modified

September 1, 2026

Advisory Details (9)

Auto-updated Jul 1, 2026
Patch available. Sources: redhat.
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10",

https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-13878.json
redhat Patch Available

2431600 – (CVE-2025-13878) CVE-2025-13878 bind: bind: Denial of Service via corrupt or malicious record

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2431600
redhat Patch Available

cve-details

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-13878
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6935
generic

oss-security - ISC has disclosed one vulnerability in BIND 9 (CVE-2025-13878)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/21/3
generic

CVE-2025-13878: Malformed BRID/HHIT records can cause named to terminate unexpectedly

https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2025-13878
generic

Index of /isc/bind9/9.21.17

https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.21.17
generic

Index of /isc/bind9/9.20.18

https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.20.18
generic

Index of /isc/bind9/9.18.44

https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.18.44

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-13878(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatbind-main-9.18.48-1.hum12026-04-07redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(9 across 9 ecosystems)
Alpine:v3.19(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
bind—9.18.44-r0—
Alpine:v3.20(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
bind—9.18.44-r0—
Alpine:v3.21(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
bind—9.18.44-r0—
Alpine:v3.22(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
bind—9.20.18-r0—
Alpine:v3.23(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
bind—9.20.18-r0—
Alpine:v3.24(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
bind—9.20.18-r0—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
bind91:9.18.12-1 ... 1:9.18.41-1~deb12u1 (13 versions)1:9.18.44-1~deb12u1—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
bind91:9.20.11-4 ... 1:9.20.18-1~deb13u1~bpo12+1 (6 versions)1:9.20.18-1~deb13u1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
bind91:9.20.11-4 ... 1:9.20.18-1~deb13u1~bpo12+1 (7 versions)1:9.20.18-1—

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 39× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 189 total refreshes for this CVE.

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  36. 2026-08-08 00:06 UTCVendor advisory
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  41. 2026-08-06 05:21 UTCVendor advisory
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-13878?
CVE-2025-13878 is a high vulnerability published on January 21, 2026. Malformed BRID/HHIT records can cause named to terminate unexpectedly. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.18.40 through 9.18.43, 9.20.13 through 9.20.17, 9.21.12 through 9.21.16, 9.18.40-S1 through 9.18.43-S1, and 9.20.13-S1 through 9.20.17-S1.
When was CVE-2025-13878 disclosed?
CVE-2025-13878 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 21, 2026, with the most recent update on September 1, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-13878 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-13878 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 4.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-13878?
CVE-2025-13878 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-13878?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-13878, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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