CVE-2026-115398

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:nsa:ghidra:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

29 Oct 2026, 17:28

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Nsa
Nsa ghidra
CPE cpe:2.3:a:nsa:ghidra:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References () https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra - () https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra - Product
References () https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/commit/061ec06a79f4147267f6fc690b0dcf944b2d4957 - () https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/commit/061ec06a79f4147267f6fc690b0dcf944b2d4957 - Patch
References () https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/releases/tag/Ghidra_12.2_build - () https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/releases/tag/Ghidra_12.2_build - Release Notes
References () https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-vvp8-22p8-x954 - () https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-vvp8-22p8-x954 - Vendor Advisory
References () https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghidra-before-12.2-denial-of-service-via-tar-and-zip-file-system-mount - () https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghidra-before-12.2-denial-of-service-via-tar-and-zip-file-system-mount - Third Party Advisory

22 Oct 2026, 20:17

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-22 20:17

Updated : 2026-10-29 17:28


NVD link : CVE-2026-115398

Mitre link : CVE-2026-115398

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-115398


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Products Affected

nsa

  • ghidra
CWE
CWE-770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling