Resource exhaustion in Ghidra - #VU144376
Published: August 19, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU144376
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled resource consumption in DyldCacheHeader during load-spec discovery when parsing a crafted dyld shared cache file. A local user can provide a specially crafted file with an inflated mappingCount value to cause a denial of service.
User interaction is required to import the crafted file through the GUI or headless import path.
Affected software
Ghidra
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.
Ghidra - update to 12.1.3