CVE-2026-29645

high

Description

NEMU (OpenXiangShan/NEMU) before v2025.12.r2 contains an improper instruction-validation flaw in its RISC-V Vector (RVV) decoder. The decoder does not correctly validate the funct3 field when decoding vsetvli/vsetivli/vsetvl, allowing certain invalid OP-V instruction encodings to be misinterpreted and executed as vset* configuration instructions rather than raising an illegal-instruction exception. This can be exploited by providing crafted RISC-V binaries to cause incorrect trap behavior, architectural state corruption/divergence, and potential denial of service in systems that rely on NEMU for correct execution or sandboxing.

References

https://github.com/OpenXiangShan/NEMU/pull/958

https://github.com/OpenXiangShan/NEMU/issues/952

https://github.com/OpenXiangShan/NEMU/commit/481de637d5fc5838356caee80a79e56a33754039

https://docs.riscv.org/reference/isa/unpriv/v-st-ext.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-04-20

Updated: 2026-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High