CVE-2026-81880: radareorg radare2 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Affects radareorg radare2Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium : upgrade to 6.2.0 when convenient.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 3% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 6.2.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 22 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 6 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade radare2 and radareorg/radare2 to 6.2.0.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| radareorgradare2 | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubradareorg/radare2pkg:github/radareorg/radare2Other threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Upgrade radare2 to version 6.2.0 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed. No other mitigations are specified.
Description
radare2 versions prior to 6.2.0 contain a vulnerability in the Apple Preferred Executable Format (PEF) loader where unbounded relocSecCount values can cause excessive processing. This flaw allows the loader to perform an extremely high number of relocation-section iterations and buffer operations beyond the end of the file, leading to denial of service via high CPU consumption. The issue is resolved in version 6.2.0.