CVE-2026-4946

HIGH

NSA Ghidra Auto-Analysis Annotation Command Execution

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0038
EPSS Percentile 29.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-78
Status published
Products (1)
NSA/Ghidra < 12.0.3
Published Mar 29, 2026
Tracked Since Mar 30, 2026