Resource exhaustion in Nationalsecurityagency Ghidra
CVE-2026-54389
Ghidra before 12.1.3 contains an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in the PDB parser that allows attackers to terminate the Ghidra process by supplying a crafted PDB file with an oversized parameters section. The AbstractPdb deserialization routine reads all remaining parameters into an unbounded list, causing uncontrolled heap growth that triggers an OutOfMemoryError which bypasses exception handling and crashes the application.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (6.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 6.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
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Weakness classification (CWE)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-54389?
- CVE-2026-54389 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nationalsecurityagency Ghidra, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-08-20.
- How severe is CVE-2026-54389?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.