CVE-2026-96273: Improper Cleanup on Thrown Exception in NationalSecurityAgency ghidra
Ghidra before 12.1.4 fails to validate the TYPE_COL byte in OptionsDB.createUnregisteredOption(), causing an ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException that leaves domain objects permanently locked. Attackers can craft a malicious program database file that, when imported, causes the application to stall and prevents resource cleanup or graceful shutdown.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Ghidra versions prior to 12.1.4 do not properly validate the TYPE_COL byte in the OptionsDB.createUnregisteredOption() function. This improper validation triggers an ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException that leaves domain objects locked indefinitely. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious program database file that, when imported into Ghidra, causes the application to stall and prevents it from cleaning up resources or shutting down gracefully.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability causes Ghidra to stall and fail to release resources or shut down properly when processing a malicious program database file. This can lead to denial of service conditions affecting users who import such crafted files. There is no indication of privilege escalation or code execution from the provided data.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Ghidra version 12.1.4. Users should upgrade to version 12.1.4 or later to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
CVE-2026-96273: Improper Cleanup on Thrown Exception in NationalSecurityAgency ghidra
Description
Ghidra before 12.1.4 fails to validate the TYPE_COL byte in OptionsDB.createUnregisteredOption(), causing an ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException that leaves domain objects permanently locked. Attackers can craft a malicious program database file that, when imported, causes the application to stall and prevents resource cleanup or graceful shutdown.
CVSS v4.0
Score 6.8medium
Affected software
NationalSecurityAgency
ghidra
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AI-Powered Analysis
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Technical Analysis
Ghidra versions prior to 12.1.4 do not properly validate the TYPE_COL byte in the OptionsDB.createUnregisteredOption() function. This improper validation triggers an ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException that leaves domain objects locked indefinitely. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious program database file that, when imported into Ghidra, causes the application to stall and prevents it from cleaning up resources or shutting down gracefully.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability causes Ghidra to stall and fail to release resources or shut down properly when processing a malicious program database file. This can lead to denial of service conditions affecting users who import such crafted files. There is no indication of privilege escalation or code execution from the provided data.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Ghidra version 12.1.4. Users should upgrade to version 12.1.4 or later to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulnCheck
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-22T20:36:08.676Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ab32561f7a7c54106128d08
Added to database: 09/23/2026, 01:03:29 UTC
Last enriched: 09/23/2026, 01:17:42 UTC
Last updated: 09/23/2026, 01:58:06 UTC
Views: 5
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