CVE-2026-96273 json
Ghidra before 12.1.4 Denial of Service via Unreleased Lock in OptionsDB
published 2026-09-23 47 d ago modified 2026-09-28 41 d ago also EUVD-2026-84992
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.1%
- EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 2%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Ghidra before 12.1.4 fails to validate the TYPE_COL byte in OptionsDB.createUnregisteredOption(), causing an ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException that leaves domain objects permanently locked. Attackers can craft a malicious program database file that, when imported, causes the application to stall and prevents resource cleanup or graceful shutdown.
Patch / fix
- NationalSecurityAgency ghidra 12.1.4
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 47 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.8 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.8 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- NationalSecurityAgency ghidra
Classification
References
-
github.com
/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/commit/594da048431aab082a9da7c4a965874d07d33310
patch
-
github.com
/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-4w7g-wmg8-fgv5
vendor-advisory
-
github.com
/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/blob/Ghidra_12.1.3_build/Ghidra/Framework/Project/src/main/java/ghidra/framewor
technical-description
-
github.com
/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/releases/tag/Ghidra_12.1.4_build
release-notes
-
github.com
/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra
product
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/ghidra-before-12.1.4-denial-of-service-via-crafted-database
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-96273
- NVD CVE-2026-96273
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