CVE-2026-96273Ghidra before 12.1.4 Denial of Service via Unreleased Lock in OptionsDB
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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.
- CVSS
- 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-460, CWE-667
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Sep 28, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
NationalSecurityAgency ghidra nationalsecurityagency:ghidra (from the name) | before 12.1.4 | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-4w7g-wmg8-fgv5vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/commit/594da048431aab082a9da7c4a965874d07d33310patch
- https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/blob/Ghidra_12.1.3_build/Ghidra/Framework/Project/src/main/java/ghidra/framework/data/OptionsDB.java#L358-L366technical-description
- https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/releases/tag/Ghidra_12.1.4_buildrelease-notes
- https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidraproduct
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghidra-before-12.1.4-denial-of-service-via-crafted-databasethird-party-advisory
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