---
id: CVE-2026-54389
title: >-
  Ghidra before 12.1.3 contains an uncontrolled resource consumption
  vulnerability in the PDB parser that allows attackers to terminate the Ghidra
  process by supplying a crafted PDB file with an oversized parameters section
summary: >-
  Ghidra before 12.1.3 contains an uncontrolled resource consumption
  vulnerability in the PDB parser that allows attackers to terminate the Ghidra
  process by supplying a crafted PDB file with an oversized parameters section.
  The AbstractPd…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-770
published: '2026-08-20'
updated: '2026-09-24'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-24T20:43:32.537'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54389'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/releases/tag/Ghidra_12.1.3_build
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-f75p-8cqj-9v3g
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00181
epssPercentile: 0.06804
ingestedAt: '2026-09-24T20:51:40.214Z'
---

## Overview

Ghidra before 12.1.3 contains an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in the PDB parser that allows attackers to terminate the Ghidra process by supplying a crafted PDB file with an oversized parameters section. The AbstractPdb deserialization routine reads all remaining parameters into an unbounded list, causing uncontrolled heap growth that triggers an OutOfMemoryError which bypasses exception handling and crashes the application.

## Remediation

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