CVE-2026-96273 PUBLISHED

Ghidra before 12.1.4 Denial of Service via Crafted Database

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 22.09.2026 Published: 23.09.2026 Updated: 23.09.2026

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 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
CVSS Score: 6.8

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Local	Confidentiality	None	Confidentiality	None
Attack Complexity	Low	Integrity	None	Integrity	None
Attack Requirements	None	Availability	High	Availability	None
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	Passive

CVSS 4.0

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS Score: 5.5

Attack Vector	Local	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	None
Privileges Required	None	Integrity Impact	None
User Interaction	Required	Availability Impact	High

CVSS 3.1

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Vendor	NationalSecurityAgency
Product	ghidra
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 0 to 12.1.4 (excl.)

CVE-2026-96273 PUBLISHED

Ghidra before 12.1.4 Denial of Service via Crafted Database

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