Ghidra before 12.1.4 Denial of Service via Unreleased Lock in OptionsDB
Priority LOW 29CWE-460Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-667 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00133 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed ghidra (NationalSecurityAgency): 12.1.4
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 12.1.4 | 12.1.4 | Patch available | CNA |
- ghidra VendorNationalSecurityAgency Affected before 12.1.4 Fixed in 12.1.4 Patch available CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:nsa:ghidra:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | NationalSecurityAgency |
- cpe:2.3:a:nsa:ghidra:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·NationalSecurityAgency
Remediation
- Fix · CNA ghidra (NationalSecurityAgency) Fixed in 12.1.4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-96273
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jw6r-7cxw-rf3h
References
More NationalSecurityAgency vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-39515 NationalSecurityAgency/skills-service has Stored XSS via User Registration Enabling Admin Account Takeover CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- 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-2026-27685 Emissary has an OS Command Injection via Unvalidated IN_FILE_ENDING / OUT_FILE_ENDING in Executrix CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-96273 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-96273 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jw6r-7cxw-rf3h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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