CVE-2026-40499: radare2 prior to version 6.1.4 contains a command injection vulnerability in the PDB parser's print_gvars() function…
CVE-2026-40499 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.8 · Published 2026-04-15
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.
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-40499 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-40499?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 15 April 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Radare2. The advisory does not name versions.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-40499?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-40499?
Check whether you run Radare2. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.