CVE-2026-115398
mediumGhidra before 12.2 contains a resource allocation without limits vulnerability in FileSystemIndexHelper used by TarFileSystem and ZipFileSystem, which store un…
Ghidra before 12.2 contains a resource allocation without limits vulnerability in FileSystemIndexHelper used by TarFileSystem and ZipFileSystem, which store unbounded archive entries. Attackers can persuade a user to open or batch-import a crafted TAR or ZIP archive with excessive entries to exhaust the Java heap and hang the session.
CVSS
5.5
5.5 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (disclosure@vulncheck.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-10-22 20:17
Modified: 2026-10-23 17:05
NVD status: Awaiting Analysis
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 07:05 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.
References
- https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/commit/061ec06a79f4147267f6fc690b0dcf944b... disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/releases/tag/Ghidra_12.2_build disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-vvp8-22p8-x954 disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghidra-before-12.2-denial-of-service-via-tar-and-zip-... disclosure@vulncheck.com
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 07:05 UTC · record ↗