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.

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Wed, 23 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000

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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.
Title Ghidra before 12.1.4 Denial of Service via Crafted Database
First Time appeared Nsa
Nsa ghidra
Weaknesses CWE-460
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nsa:ghidra:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Nsa
Nsa ghidra
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-23T13:46:55.065Z

Reserved: 2026-09-22T20:36:08.676Z

Link: CVE-2026-96273

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-23T01:16:32.790

Modified: 2026-09-23T14:17:10.610

Link: CVE-2026-96273

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-23T06:30:09Z

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