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Radare2 CVE-2026-4174

| EUVDEUVD-2026-12222 LOW
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)
2026-03-15 VulDB
1.9
CVSS 4.0 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2021 - Security Misconfiguration
ASVS 5.0
V14 - Configuration Security hardening, default configuration review
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Impact

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

Service disruption affecting availability. In critical infrastructure, DoS can have cascading effects on dependent systems. With a CVSS score of 3.3 (LOW), this represents a low risk. Public exploit code is available, increasing the likelihood of exploitation.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker sends specially crafted requests that cause excessive resource consumption (CPU, memory, disk) or trigger a crash in the target application.

Monitor Track and reassess. Why: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9).
Patch available 0.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Mar 15, 2026

A vulnerability has been found in Radare2 5.9.9.

Earlier versions of this analysis (1)
v1 Mar 15, 2026 - 11:00 CVSS 3.3

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available — apply it immediately. Implement rate limiting and input validation. Use timeout mechanisms for resource-intensive operations. Deploy DDoS protection where applicable.

Affected VersionsENISA

radare2 5.9.9

Affected Packages

euvd radare2 no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

A denial of service vulnerability allows an attacker to disrupt the normal functioning of a system, making it unavailable to legitimate users. This vulnerability is classified as Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400).

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 1.9 LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
SUSE 1.7 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Red Hat 3.3 MEDIUM

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
None
Vulnerable system: Integrity
None
Vulnerable system: Availability
Low
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

7
Severity Changed
Apr 29, 2026 - 01:11 NVD
MEDIUM LOW
CVSS changed
Apr 29, 2026 - 01:11 NVD
4.8 (MEDIUM) 1.9 (LOW)
Severity Changed
Apr 22, 2026 - 21:37 NVD
LOW MEDIUM
CVSS changed
Apr 22, 2026 - 21:37 NVD
3.3 (LOW) 4.8 (MEDIUM)
PoC Detected
Mar 16, 2026 - 14:53 vuln.today
Public exploit code
Patch released
Mar 15, 2026 - 11:00 nvd
Patch available
CVE Published
Mar 15, 2026 - 10:32 nvd
LOW 3.3

DescriptionCVE.org

A vulnerability has been found in Radare2 5.9.9. This issue affects the function walk_exports_trie of the file libr/bin/format/mach0/mach0.c of the component Mach-O File Parser. Such manipulation leads to resource consumption. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The existence of this vulnerability is still disputed at present. Upgrading to version 6.1.2 is capable of addressing this issue. The name of the patch is 4371ae84c99c46b48cb21badbbef06b30757aba0. You should upgrade the affected component. The code maintainer states that, "[he] wont consider this bug a DoS".

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

CVE-2026-4174 is a low-severity vulnerability in A vulnerability involving resource exhaustion (CVSS 3.3). The limited severity suggests constrained impact, typically requiring specific conditions or local access for exploitation. A patch is available and can be applied during standard maintenance windows.

Business Impact: Low
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch during routine maintenance. Standard denial of service mitigations apply if patching is delayed.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.0%
Top 98% exploitable
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
7 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity LOW
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 0.0%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation· derived
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact
Low

Priority Score

30
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +10
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

CVE-2023-46570 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Oct 28

An out-of-bounds read in radare2 v.5.8.9 and before exists in the print_insn32 function of libr/arch/p/nds32/nds32-dis.h

CVE-2023-46569 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Oct 28

An out-of-bounds read in radare2 v.5.8.9 and before exists in the print_insn32_fpu function of libr/arch/p/nds32/nds32-d

CVE-2023-4322 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Aug 14

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository radareorg/radare2 prior to 5.9.0. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), th

CVE-2026-6942 CRITICAL POC
9.3 Apr 23

OS command injection in radare2-mcp (the Model Context Protocol server that bridges the radare2 reverse-engineering fram

CVE-2022-1899 CRITICAL POC
9.1 May 26

Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository radareorg/radare2 prior to 5.7.0. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1), this vulne

CVE-2022-1297 CRITICAL POC
9.1 Apr 11

Out-of-bounds Read in r_bin_ne_get_entrypoints function in GitHub repository radareorg/radare2 prior to 5.6.8. Rated cri

CVE-2022-1296 CRITICAL POC
9.1 Apr 11

Out-of-bounds read in `r_bin_ne_get_relocs` function in GitHub repository radareorg/radare2 prior to 5.6.8. Rated critic

CVE-2023-5686 HIGH POC
8.8 Oct 20

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository radareorg/radare2 prior to 5.9.0. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this v

CVE-2026-40499 HIGH POC
8.4 Apr 15

Command injection in radare2's PDB parser (versions <6.1.4) enables arbitrary command execution when analysts process ma

CVE-2026-40517 HIGH POC
8.4 Apr 22

Command injection in radare2 PDB parser (versions before 6.1.4) enables arbitrary OS command execution when users analyz

CVE-2017-16357 HIGH POC
7.8 Nov 01

In radare 2.0.1, a memory corruption vulnerability exists in store_versioninfo_gnu_verdef() and store_versioninfo_gnu_ve

CVE-2017-15932 HIGH POC
7.8 Oct 27

In radare2 2.0.1, an integer exception (negative number leading to an invalid memory access) exists in store_versioninfo

Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Low

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