CVE-2026-96273

Ghidra before 12.1.4 Denial of Service via Unreleased Lock in OptionsDB

6.8 Medium

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Passive

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.13%Unchanged since Sep 23, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.8

Ghidra before 12.1.4 Denial of Service via Unreleased Lock in OptionsDB

Record: CVE-2026-96273
CVSS 4.0: 6.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-460, CWE-667
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2026-84992 6.8

Record: EUVD-2026-84992
CVSS 4.0: 6.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jw6r-7cxw-rf3h 6.8

Ghidra before 12.1.4 fails to validate the TYPE_COL byte in OptionsDB.createUnregisteredOption(),...

Record: GHSA-jw6r-7cxw-rf3h
CVSS 4.0: 6.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-460
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 6.8

Record: CVE-2026-96273
CVSS 4.0: 6.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-460, CWE-667
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 6.8

Ghidra before 12.1.4 Denial of Service via Unreleased Lock in OptionsDB

Record: CVE-2026-96273
CVSS 4.0: 6.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness: CWE-460, CWE-667
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-96273 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Nationalsecurityagency Ghidra, published September 23, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.13%, the 2nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.