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CVE-2026-40527: radareorg radare2 · OS Command Injection

Affects radareorg radare2Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.5 High : upgrade to bc5a89033db3ecb5b1f7bf681fc6ba4dcfc14683 soon.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 60% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in bc5a89033db3ecb5b1f7bf681fc6ba4dcfc14683
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 17 Apr 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade radareorg radare2 to bc5a89033db3ecb5b1f7bf681fc6ba4dcfc14683.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
radareorgradare2Affected
  • =0
Fixed in
  • bc5a89033db3ecb5b1f7bf681fc6ba4dcfc14683
GitHubradareorg/radare2pkg:github/radareorg/radare2Other threatsAffected
  • =0
Fixed in–
GitHubradare2pkg:github/radare2Other threatsAffected
  • =0
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Until an official fix or update is released, avoid analyzing untrusted ELF binaries with radare2 commands aaa and afsvj. Consider running radare2 in a restricted environment or sandbox to limit potential impact.

Description

radare2 prior to commit bc5a890 contains a command injection vulnerability in the afsv/afsvj command path where crafted ELF binaries can embed malicious r2 command sequences as DWARF DW_TAG_formal_parameter names. Attackers can craft a binary with shell commands in DWARF parameter names that execute when radare2 analyzes the binary with aaa and subsequently runs afsvj, allowing arbitrary shell command execution through the unsanitized parameter interpolation in the pfq command string.

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