{"id":"CVE-2026-4946","title":"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","summary":"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 annotati…","severity":"high","cvss":8.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-78"],"vendor":"nsa","product":"ghidra","affected":["ghidra < 12.0.3"],"patched":["ghidra 12.0.3"],"published":"2026-03-29","updated":"2026-08-10","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4946","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-mc3p-mq2p-xw6v","label":"cve@takeonme.org"},{"url":"https://takeonme.org/gcves/GCVE-1337-2026-00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001011111111111000111111110000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000110","label":"cve@takeonme.org"},{"url":"https://takeonme.org/gcves/GCVE-1337-2026-00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001011111111111000111111110000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000110","label":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00481,"epssPercentile":0.40492,"ingestedAt":"2026-08-10T14:40:50.015Z","slug":"CVE-2026-4946","body":"## Overview\n\nGhidra 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `ghidra < 12.0.3`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `ghidra 12.0.3`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":48,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":48.4,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}