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CVE-2026-40499 Details

Description

radare2 prior to version 6.1.4 contains a command injection vulnerability in the PDB parser's print_gvars() function that allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands by embedding a newline byte in the PE section header name field. Attackers can craft a malicious PDB file with specially crafted section names to inject r2 commands that are executed when the idp command processes the file.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/commit/5590c87deeb7eb2a106fd7aab9ca88bfeebb7397	[email protected]	Patch
https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/issues/25752	[email protected]	ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/releases/tag/6.1.4	[email protected]	Release Notes
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/radare2-command-injection-via-pdb-parser-print-gvars	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-78	Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
radare radare2	<= 6.1.4
CPE cpe:2.3:a:radare:radare2:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
May 1, 2026	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Apr 20, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 15, 2026	New CVE Received	[email protected]