Ghidra < 11.2 - Use After Free in Sleigh Backend via Static Initialization Order
Priority LOW 10CWE-758Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Ghidra before 11.2 contains a use after free vulnerability in the Sleigh backend caused by undefined static initialization order of the SleighArchitecture::translators and XmlArchitectureCapability singletons. Attackers can trigger an infinite loop or denial of service during shutdown by exploiting the unsafe destruction order that causes iteration over deallocated memory.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0011 1st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed ghidra (nationalsecurityagency): 11.2
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NationalSecurityAgency | ghidra | before 11.2 | 11.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- ghidra VendorNationalSecurityAgency Affected before 11.2 Fixed in 11.2 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:nsa:ghidra:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 11.2 | Vulnerable | NationalSecurityAgency |
- cpe:2.3:a:nsa:ghidra:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 11.2 Vulnerable ·NationalSecurityAgency
Remediation
- Fix · CNA ghidra (nationalsecurityagency) Fixed in 11.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-58350
References
More NationalSecurityAgency Ghidra vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-08846 Ghidra/RuntimeScripts/Linux/support/launch.sh in NSA Ghidra through 10.2.2 passes… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-37876 Ghidra < 12.1 - SQL Injection via Unescaped Filter Values in BSim Search CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-04310 NSA Ghidra Auto-Analysis Annotation Command Execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-37873 Ghidra < 12.0.4 - Path Traversal via Zip Slip in Theme Import CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2026-37870 Ghidra < 12.0.2 - Path Traversal in Extension Installer via ZIP Entry Names CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2026-36646 Ghidra < 12.1 - Heap-Use-After-Free in SleighBuilder::generatePointerAdd via Vector Reallocation CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
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