CVE-2026-96273

medium

Description

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.

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghidra-before-12.1.4-denial-of-service-via-crafted-database

https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-4w7g-wmg8-fgv5

https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/releases/tag/Ghidra_12.1.4_build

https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/commit/594da048431aab082a9da7c4a965874d07d33310

https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/blob/Ghidra_12.1.3_build/Ghidra/Framework/Project/src/main/java/ghidra/framework/data/OptionsDB.java#L358-L366

https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-84992

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-09-23

Updated: 2026-09-28

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.9

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: Medium

CVSS v4

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: 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

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00096