CVE-2026-100503: NationalSecurityAgency ghidra · Use After Free
Affects NationalSecurityAgency ghidraSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.8 Medium.
Data as of 8 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 4.0 | 4.8 |
|---|---|---|
| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 3.1 | 3.3 |
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 1% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 26 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 8 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| NationalSecurityAgencyghidra | Affected
| Fixed in– |
GitHubghidrapkg:github/ghidraOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
Until a fix is available, users should avoid decompiling untrusted or suspicious binaries that might trigger this vulnerability.
Description
Ghidra versions up to 12.1.4 have a heap use-after-free vulnerability in the decompiler's Funcdata::opInsertAfter function. This flaw is caused by stale INDIRECT effect-op references. An attacker can craft a malicious x86-64 binary that triggers a crash in the decompile helper process, resulting in denial of service for analysts and automated pipelines.
References
- github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/commit/5ef1ee4d7a25a65db195f3a70f681ca74440be61 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/blob/8b6bbb857accdfa20dc5b2f5dea471178c2e9fbc/Ghidra/Features/Decompiler/src/decompile/cpp/merge.cc (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/blob/8b6bbb857accdfa20dc5b2f5dea471178c2e9fbc/Ghidra/Features/Decompiler/src/decompile/cpp/subflow.cc (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/ghidra-through-12.1.4-heap-use-after-free-in-decompiler (opens in a new tab)