CVE-2026-4946: NSA Ghidra · OS Command Injection
Affects NSA GhidraSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High : upgrade to 12.0.3 soon.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 42% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 12.0.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 29 Mar 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 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade Ghidra and nationalsecurityagency/ghidra to 12.0.3.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| NSAGhidra | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubnationalsecurityagency/ghidrapkg:github/nationalsecurityagency/ghidraOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Analysts should avoid opening or interacting with untrusted or suspicious binaries in Ghidra versions prior to 12.0.3. If you cannot patch yet, exercising caution with auto-analysis results and disabling or restricting clickable annotations may reduce risk.
Description
CVE-2026-4946 is a high-severity OS command injection vulnerability in NSA Ghidra versions prior to 12.0.3. The issue arises because Ghidra improperly processes @execute annotations embedded in automatically extracted binary data during auto-analysis. This flaw allows a crafted binary to display clickable text in the UI that, when clicked by an analyst, executes arbitrary commands on the analyst's machine. The vulnerability affects local users interacting with the UI and requires user interaction to trigger.