TI-2026-36648 Aliases CVE-2026-49498

Ghidra 11.0 < 12.1 - SQL Injection in PostgreSQL Password Change via Unescaped Username

LOW 39CWE-89Published 2026-06-10 · Updated 2026-07-14

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Attack requirements: None
Impact type: SQL injection
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.

Summary

Ghidra 11.0 before 12.1 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the changePassword() method of PostgresFunctionDatabase that fails to escape double quotes in usernames interpolated into ALTER ROLE statements. Authenticated attackers can inject SQL commands via crafted username parameters in PasswordChange network messages to escalate to PostgreSQL superuser privileges and gain full database control.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00259 17th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed ghidra (nationalsecurityagency): 12.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

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	11.0 to before 12.1	12.1	Patch available	CNA

ghidra VendorNationalSecurityAgency Affected 11.0 to before 12.1 Fixed in 12.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:nsa:ghidra::::::::	11.0 to before 12.1	Vulnerable	NationalSecurityAgency

cpe:2.3:a:nsa:ghidra:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 to before 12.1 Vulnerable ·NationalSecurityAgency

Remediation

Fix · CNA ghidra (nationalsecurityagency) Fixed in 12.1

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Release · 2026-06-10
nationalsecurityagency ghidra 12.1
9 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 4 MEDIUM, 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-37876 Ghidra < 12.1 - SQL Injection via Unescaped Filter Values in BSim SearchPriority HIGH 73
- TI-2026-36646 Ghidra < 12.1 - Heap-Use-After-Free in SleighBuilder::generatePointerAdd via Vector ReallocationPriority MEDIUM 64
- TI-2026-36645 Ghidra 10.2 < 12.1 - Denial of Service via Circular Reference in Mach-O Export Trie ParserPriority MEDIUM 63
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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-49498
2026-10-25 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW

References

Advisory 1

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-vv7r-2rhf-5h7g)

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

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Sources

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