radare2 is a UNIX-like reverse engineering framework and command-line toolset. Prior to 6.2.0, radare2's CPython bytecode .pyc marshal parser was vulnerable because the CPython marshal readers accepted a 32-bit string length without rejecting values that overflow the size-plus-one allocation. The vulnerability is triggered by opening or inspecting a crafted .pyc file through r2 or rabin2. A length of 0xffffffff wrapped the allocation to zero before the common byte reader wrote attacker-controlled data and fill bytes beyond the heap allocation. This can cause heap memory corruption and denial of service; arbitrary code execution is possible but has not been demonstrated. This issue is fixed in version 6.2.0.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/commit/6727454b666b28c33837b219a5f91136461357c0 | Patch |
| https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/issues/26222 | Exploit Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/pull/26177 | Patch |
| https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/releases/tag/6.2.0 | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/security/advisories/GHSA-9phv-v2w8-56j3 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/issues/26222 | Exploit Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
25 Sep 2026, 16:54
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:radare:radare2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Radare
Radare radare2 |
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| References | () https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/commit/6727454b666b28c33837b219a5f91136461357c0 - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/issues/26222 - Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/pull/26177 - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/releases/tag/6.2.0 - Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/security/advisories/GHSA-9phv-v2w8-56j3 - Patch, Vendor Advisory |
22 Sep 2026, 18:17
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| References | () https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/issues/26222 - |
22 Sep 2026, 16:18
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-09-22 16:18
Updated : 2026-09-25 16:54
NVD link : CVE-2026-81878
Mitre link : CVE-2026-81878
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-81878
JSON object : View
Products Affected
radare
- radare2
