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CVE-2026-4174: Radare2 · Resource Consumption

Affects Radare2Source CVE Database V5

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Public exploit available · CVSS 4.8 Medium.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
4.8Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
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:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 15 Mar 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: evidence found.

    CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public

  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), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Radare2Affected
  • =5.9.9
Fixed in–
GitHubradareorg/radare2pkg:github/radareorg/radare2Other threatsAffected
  • =5.9.9
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2026-4174, organizations should upgrade Radare2 to version 6.1.2 or later, which contains the patch addressing the resource consumption issue. Until upgrading is possible, restrict local access to systems running vulnerable Radare2 versions to trusted users only, minimizing the risk of exploitation. Implement resource usage monitoring and limits (e.g., CPU and memory quotas) on processes running Radare2 to detect and contain abnormal resource consumption. Avoid processing untrusted or suspicious Mach-O binaries with vulnerable Radare2 versions. Additionally, consider sandboxing Radare2 executions to limit potential impact. Regularly review and apply updates from Radare2 maintainers and monitor security advisories for related vulnerabilities. Finally, educate users about the risks of running untrusted binaries in analysis tools to reduce exposure.

Description

A vulnerability has been found in Radare2 5.9.9. This issue affects the function walk_exports_trie of the file libr/bin/format/mach0/mach0.c of the component Mach-O File Parser. Such manipulation leads to resource consumption. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The existence of this vulnerability is still disputed at present. Upgrading to version 6.1.2 is capable of addressing this issue. The name of the patch is 4371ae84c99c46b48cb21badbbef06b30757aba0. You should upgrade the affected component. The code maintainer states that, "[he] wont consider this bug a DoS".

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