RCE in Radare Radare2
CVE-2026-40517
radare2 prior to 6.1.4 contains a command injection vulnerability in the PDB parser's print_gvars() function that allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands by crafting a malicious PDB file with newline characters in symbol names. Atta…
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.011 (60.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Radare Radare2
- Radareorg Radare2 — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (issue-tracking, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (issue-tracking, patch, Issue Tracking)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-40517?
- CVE-2026-40517 is a high-severity vulnerability in Radare Radare2, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-04-22.
- How severe is CVE-2026-40517?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.