CVE-2026-4946NSA Ghidra Auto-Analysis Annotation Command Execution
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Ghidra versions prior to 12.0.3 improperly process annotation directives embedded in automatically extracted binary data, resulting in arbitrary command execution when an analyst interacts with the UI. Specifically, the @execute annotation (which is intended for trusted, user-authored comments) is also parsed in comments generated during auto-analysis (such as CFStrings in Mach-O binaries). This allows a crafted binary to present seemingly benign clickable text which, when clicked, executes attacker-controlled commands on the analyst’s machine.
- CVSS
- 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-78
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- AHA
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Mar 30, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
NSA Ghidra nsa:ghidra (from the name) | before 12.0.3 | CNA record |
nsa ghidra nsa:ghidra | before 12.0.3 | NVD |
References
- https://takeonme.org/gcves/GCVE-1337-2026-00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001011111111111000111111110000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000110third-party-advisory, exploit
- https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-mc3p-mq2p-xw6vvendor-advisory, exploit
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