VDB-426110 · CVE-2026-116012 · GCVE-0-2026-116012

National Security Agency Ghidra up to 12.1 PackedDecode marshal.cc skipAttribute/skipAttributeRemaining numeric truncation error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in National Security Agency Ghidra up to 12.1. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function PackedDecode::skipAttribute/skipAttributeRemaining of the file marshal.cc of the component PackedDecode. Such manipulation leads to numeric truncation error. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-116012. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in National Security Agency Ghidra up to 12.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function PackedDecode::skipAttribute/skipAttributeRemaining of the file marshal.cc of the component PackedDecode. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric truncation error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-197. Truncation errors occur when a primitive is cast to a primitive of a smaller size and data is lost in the conversion. Impacted is integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Ghidra before 12.2 contains a numeric truncation vulnerability in PackedDecode::skipAttribute and skipAttributeRemaining in marshal.cc that stores 64-bit string lengths in 32-bit variables. Attackers can supply a crafted packed stream, such as a malicious .sla file, to inject attributes into the decompiler's input or crash the decompiler process.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-116012 since 10/24/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 12.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

National Security Agency

Name

Ghidra

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.7

VulDB Base Score: 3.9
VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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CNA Base Score: 3.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Numeric truncation error
CWE: CWE-197 / CWE-189
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ghidra 12.2

Timelineinfo

10/24/2026 Advisory disclosed
10/24/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
10/24/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/24/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-116012 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-116012
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-426110

Entryinfo

Created: 10/24/2026 14:01
Changes: 10/24/2026 14:01 (78)
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Cache ID: 216::103