CVE-2026-4946

High

Description

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 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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
ProductNsa Ghidra
PublishedMar 29, 2026
First seenMar 29, 2026

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
nsa ghidrav < 12.0.312.0.3

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