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    CVE-2026-24281

    Hostname verification in Apache ZooKeeper ZKTrustManager falls back to reverse DNS (PTR) when IP SAN validation fails, allowing attackers who control or spoof PTR records to impersonate ZooKeeper servers or clients with a valid certificate for the PTR name. It's important to note that attacker must present a certificate which is trusted by ZKTrustManager which makes the attack vector harder to exploit. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.8.6 or 3.9.5, which fixes this issue by introducing a new configuration option to disable reverse DNS lookup in client and quorum protocols.

    Published:Mar 7, 2026
    Last Modified:Apr 17, 2026
    EPS:Mar 7, 2026
    EPSS Score:0.00029
    CVSS Score:5.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apache
    Product
    Zookeeper

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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