CVE-2026-115398
Ghidra before 12.2 Denial of Service via TAR and ZIP File System Mount
Description
Ghidra before 12.2 contains a resource allocation without limits vulnerability in FileSystemIndexHelper used by TarFileSystem and ZipFileSystem, which store unbounded archive entries. Attackers can persuade a user to open or batch-import a crafted TAR or ZIP archive with excessive entries to exhaust the Java heap and hang the session.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 22, 2026, 8:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 22, 2026, 8:17 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 | MITRE-CVE | ||||
| 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 version 12.2 or later.
- Avoid opening untrusted archives.
- Limit archive entry processing.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Oct. 22, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Ghidra before 12.2 contains a resource allocation without limits vulnerability in FileSystemIndexHelper used by TarFileSystem and ZipFileSystem, which store unbounded archive entries. Attackers can persuade a user to open or batch-import a crafted TAR or ZIP archive with excessive entries to exhaust the Java heap and hang the session. 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-770 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/115xxx/CVE-2026-115398.json">CVE-2026-115398</a> Added Reference https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra Added Reference https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/commit/061ec06a79f4147267f6fc690b0dcf944b2d4957 Added Reference https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/releases/tag/Ghidra_12.2_build Added Reference https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-vvp8-22p8-x954 Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghidra-before-12.2-denial-of-service-via-tar-and-zip-file-system-mount