What is CVE-2026-100503?

CVE-2026-100503 is Ghidra through 12.1.4 Heap Use-After-Free in Decompiler. The supplied enrichment data classifies it as Memory Corruption mapped to CWE-416 Use After Free.

Which versions are affected?

Affected product and version evidence is listed in the product table above. Current public advisories should be checked for exact version scope before patch targeting is finalized.

Is there active exploitation?

Active exploitation is not confirmed from current sources for CVE-2026-100503. If exploitation is not confirmed from current sources, teams should document that status and continue monitoring KEV, vendor, and telemetry updates.

No. CVE-2026-100503 is not listed in CISA KEV in the supplied enrichment data. KEV status should be monitored because it can change after initial disclosure or after exploitation becomes publicly confirmed.

Is there a public exploit?

5 public PoC repositories reported; 0 marked weaponized in current dataset. Public exploit or PoC availability should raise triage priority, especially for exposed or business-critical systems.

How can defenders detect it?

Start with Not reported where available. Look for vulnerability-class behavior, product errors, suspicious authentication events, exploit probes, and abnormal process activity based only on evidence that applies to the affected product.

How should teams prioritize it?

Prioritize CVE-2026-100503 using CVSS 3.3, EPSS 0%, KEV status, public PoC status, and asset exposure. Internet-facing, privileged, or business-critical deployments should be handled first.

Are workarounds available?

The supplied mitigation guidance says to apply vendor patches and restrict external exposure until fixed. Fixed-version evidence is listed in the mitigation section above.

Which threat actors are linked publicly?

No public threat actor linkage is confirmed from current sources. Do not attribute exploitation to a threat actor unless the source evidence explicitly supports that linkage.

What should be done in the next 24 hours?

Identify exposed assets running affected vendor/product/version combinations. Prioritize based on EPSS, PoC availability, and external exposure. Search available logs for exploit probes, errors, authentication anomalies, or suspicious child processes matching the vulnerability class. Open remediation tickets with affected assets, owners, evidence status, and detection coverage so decisions are traceable.

lowMemory Corruptionpublic exploit

CVE-2026-100503

CVE-2026-100503 — Ghidra through 12.1.4 Heap Use-After-Free in Decompiler

Ghidra versions through 12.1.4 contain a heap use-after-free vulnerability in the decompiler's Funcdata::opInsertAfter function caused by stale INDIRECT effect-op references. Attackers can craft a malicious binary with a specific x86-64 sequence that triggers the vulnerability during decompilation, causing the decompile helper process to crash and denying service to analysts and automated analysis pipelines.

Published Sep 26, 2026Updated Sep 26, 2026Sources: NVD, NationalSecurityAgency (CNA), GitHub

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the scoring sources call it.

Exploitation

Exploit code

public exploit, none observed

EPSS

Not scored

FIRST has not published a score

Affects

NationalSecurityAgency

ghidra

CVSS base

3.3

low · 2 sources

Remediation

The vendor's own words where we have them.

Upgrade ghidra to a fixed release. Apply vendor patches per advisory and restrict external exposure of the affected component until patched.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record's own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found.

Identify exposed assets running affected vendor/product/version combinations.
Prioritize based on EPSS, PoC availability, and external exposure.
Search available logs for exploit probes, errors, authentication anomalies, or suspicious child processes matching the vulnerability class.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and version as the advisories word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
NationalSecurityAgency	ghidra	0 to <= 12.1.4	Vulnerable

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Availability

Low

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Scope

Unchanged

Attack Complexity

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Privileges Req

None

User Interaction

Required

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Score	Version	Severity	Expl.	Impact	Source
3.3	CVSS 3.1	low	1.8	1.4	NVD, NationalSecurityAgency (CNA)
4.8	CVSS 4.0	medium	—	—	NationalSecurityAgency (CNA)

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Weakness & attack patterns

CWE-416Use After Free

Inferred from the weakness class — not observed against this CVE.

CAPEC-100 · Overflow BuffersCAPEC-123 · Buffer Manipulation

Public exploit

Capability, not use: code existing is a different claim from anyone running it.

Repositories

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not rules we have tested.

Monitor for scanner or exploit-pattern traffic after 5 public PoC repositories were reported.

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first — with the readings a source repeats on a schedule counted underneath rather than listed.

2026
Added · CVSS 3.1 3.3 (AV:L)
Sep 26, 2026 · NVD
Initial · CVE published
Sep 26, 2026 · NVD

References

5 on the record

github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/blob/8b6bbb857accdfa20dc5b2f5dea471178c2e9fbc/Ghidra/Features/Decompiler/src/decompile/cpp/merge.cc#L462-L472
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/blob/8b6bbb857accdfa20dc5b2f5dea471178c2e9fbc/Ghidra/Features/Decompiler/src/decompile/cpp/subflow.cc#L2717-L2745
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/commit/5ef1ee4d7a25a65db195f3a70f681ca74440be61
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghidra-through-12.1.4-heap-use-after-free-in-decompiler
Vendor Advisory

Elsewhere on this site

NationalSecurityAgencyevery CVE for this vendor
Memory Corruptionsame class
CWE-416other pages naming this weakness

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record1

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2026-100503 is Ghidra through 12.1.4 Heap Use-After-Free in Decompiler, a low vulnerability affecting ghidra from NationalSecurityAgency. The current evidence does not list it in CISA KEV, and the exploit status is: Active exploitation is not confirmed from current sources for CVE-2026-100503. Public exploit evidence is: 5 public PoC repositories reported; 0 marked weaponized in current dataset. The affected-version evidence is listed in the key facts and affected products tables. Defenders should first verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run those versions, then apply vendor patches or mitigations, restrict reachable attack surface, and preserve logs for detection review. CVSS 3.3 describes technical severity, while EPSS 0% helps estimate near-term exploit likelihood; neither replaces asset context. Unknown fields should remain explicit in tickets, and threat actor, IOC, victimology, or payload claims should not be added unless a cited source supports them. Monitor CISA KEV, vendor advisories, NVD changes, public PoC repositories, and internal telemetry for update triggers.