---
id: CVE-2026-114197
title: Deserialization of untrusted data in capa
summary: >-
  Deserialization of untrusted data in Mandiant FLARE capa releases before
  10.0.0 allows arbitrary code execution when a crafted .viv or .exe.viv
  workspace is passed to the capa utility
severity: high
cvss: 8.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-502
vendor: Mandiant FLARE
product: capa
affected:
  - capa < 10.0.0
published: '2026-10-21'
updated: '2026-10-21'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-21T00:39:40.213Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-114197'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2026/MNDT-2026-0035.md
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-21T01:37:08.008Z'
---

## Overview

Deserialization of untrusted data in Mandiant FLARE capa releases before 10.0.0 allows arbitrary code execution when a crafted .viv or .exe.viv workspace is passed to the capa utility

## Affected

- `capa < 10.0.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.