Disclosure summary
Ghidra versions through 12.1.4 contain a heap use-after-free vulnerability in the decompiler's Funcdata::opInsertAfter function caused by stale INDIRECT effect-op references. Attackers can craft a malicious binary with a specific x86-64 sequence that triggers the vulnerability during decompilation, causing the decompile helper process to crash and denying service to analysts and automated analysis pipelines.
Source-reported weakness categories
CWE-416
Source-specific records & product guidance
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NIST National Vulnerability Database · NVD-CVE-2026-100503
Open original source · Updated Oct 08, 2026
Only CPE matches marked vulnerable=true are indexed. AND/OR platform conditions must be checked in the original NVD record.
| Vendor | Product / association | Version / bounds |
|---|---|---|
| nsa | ghidra | * {"versionEndIncluding":"12.1.4"} |
Original records & references
- NIST NVD record
- CVE Program record
- github.com — Product
- github.com — Patch
- github.com — Patch
- github.com — Patch
- www.vulncheck.com — Patch, Third Party Advisory
PUBLISHED 2026-09-25T21:16:59-04:00
MODIFIED 2026-10-08T12:43:21-04:00
INGESTED 2026-10-10T20:50:44-04:00