CVE-2026-115396
Ghidra 10.3 before 12.2 Denial of Service via Compressed Theme Archive
Description
Ghidra 10.3 before 12.2 contains an improper handling of highly compressed data vulnerability in ThemeReader.processIconFile() that fails to limit decompressed size or compression ratio. Attackers can persuade a user to import a crafted theme ZIP whose icon entries expand to fill the host filesystem, causing later writes to fail.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 22, 2026, 7:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 22, 2026, 7:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Ghidra to a version that addresses this vulnerability.
- Avoid importing untrusted theme ZIP files.
- Limit resource access for imported themes.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Oct. 22, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Ghidra 10.3 before 12.2 contains an improper handling of highly compressed data vulnerability in ThemeReader.processIconFile() that fails to limit decompressed size or compression ratio. Attackers can persuade a user to import a crafted theme ZIP whose icon entries expand to fill the host filesystem, causing later writes to fail. Added CVSS V4.0 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 Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-409 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/115xxx/CVE-2026-115396.json">CVE-2026-115396</a> Added Reference https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra Added Reference https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/commit/2c2bc5be182d655c9df418ac35b9782f39b6a784 Added Reference https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/releases/tag/Ghidra_12.2_build Added Reference https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-6mj8-x8x9-7gxq Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghidra-10.3-before-12.2-denial-of-service-via-compressed-theme-archive