CVE-2026-52759

Ghidra before 12.1.1 contains an uncontrolled memory allocation vulnerability in the Mach-O binary parser that allows attackers to cause denial of service. An attacker can supply a crafted Mach-O binary with an arbitrarily large ncmds load command count value, forcing the parser to allocate excessive heap memory without validating file size, crashing the Ghidra JVM.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-v6c3-h9cp-3whf
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghidra-denial-of-service-via-uncontrolled-memory-allocation-in-mach-o-parser
https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-v6c3-h9cp-3whf

Configurations

No configuration.

History

10 Jun 2026, 16:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-v6c3-h9cp-3whf -~~	() https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-v6c3-h9cp-3whf -

10 Jun 2026, 14:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-06-10 14:16

Updated : 2026-06-10 16:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-52759

Mitre link : CVE-2026-52759

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-52759

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-789

Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value

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