Vulnerability Description
ZEBRA is a Zcash node written entirely in Rust. Prior to 4.5.0, a natural or attacker-influenced chain fork can leave stale Sapling and Orchard note-commitment subtree roots in Zebra state. In zebra-state/src/service/non_finalized_state/chain.rs, Chain::pop_tip removed a reverted tip block but did not remove subtree entries whose end_height belonged to that block, unlike the cleanup performed by pop_root. When the winning fork later finalized, the abandoned branch's stale subtree data could be written to RocksDB and survive node restarts. The corrupted history can cause z_getsubtreesbyindex consumers such as lightwalletd and light wallets to receive incorrect subtree roots, producing wallet synchronization failures or incorrect wallet state and requiring a full state rebuild for recovery. This issue is fixed in version 4.5.0.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/commit/1440b43ca7df59aca948090d45117557
- https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/releases/tag/v4.5.0
- https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/security/advisories/GHSA-2gf8-q9rr-jq3h
FAQ
What is CVE-2026-52733?
CVE-2026-52733 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). ZEBRA is a Zcash node written entirely in Rust. Prior to 4.5.0, a natural or attacker-influenced chain fork can leave stale Sapling and Orchard note-commitment subtree roots in Zebra state. In zebra-s...
How severe is CVE-2026-52733?
CVE-2026-52733 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-52733?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Review vendor security bulletins for remediation guidance.