CVE-2026-96273

Ghidra before 12.1.4 Denial of Service via Unreleased Lock in OptionsDB

Published Sep 23, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Ghidra before 12.1.4 Denial of Service via Crafted Database Ghidra before 12.1.4 Denial of Service via Unreleased Lock in OptionsDB
Weaknesses CWE-667
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Ghidra before 12.1.4 Denial of Service via Crafted Database
First Time appeared Nsa
Nsa ghidra
Weaknesses CWE-460
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nsa:ghidra:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Nsa
Nsa ghidra
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'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'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Sep 28, 2026, 4:18 PM
Reserved
Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Sep 23, 2026, 1:16 AM
Modified
Sep 28, 2026, 5:17 PM